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Go for
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- 1 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
"I'll go for some milk."
- 2 intend with some possibility of fulfilment wordnet
- 3 To try for, to attempt to reach. transitive
"I'll go for the world record."
- 4 give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to wordnet
- 5 To undertake (an action); to choose an option. transitive
"His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it."
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- 6 make an attempt at achieving something wordnet
- 7 To attack. transitive
"Careful, he'll go for your throat!"
- 8 have a fancy or particular liking or desire for wordnet
- 9 To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with. transitive
"Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my body. Jen: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not at all. Douglas: All right. Jen: No, physically you're just not the sort of man I go for. Douglas: Yeah, thanks, Jen. Jen: I go for the classically good-looking men: Blond, broad, and generally clean shaven. Douglas: Alright, yeah, enough of the jibber-jabber!"
- 10 be pertinent or relevant or applicable wordnet
- 11 To favor, accept; to have a preference for. transitive
"Management won't go for such a risky project now."
- 12 To fall for (a trick) informal, transitive
- 13 To apply equally to. transitive
"Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!"
- 14 To suffice to be used for; to serve as. transitive
"It's a desk that goes for a dresser too."
- 15 To be accepted as. intransitive
"The man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul."
- 16 To cost. idiomatic, transitive
"Here in Texas, gas can go for as little as two dollars a gallon."
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