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Definition of 'go for'

Verb

  1. be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
       Synonyms: apply hold
  2. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
       Synonyms: accept consent
       Antonyms: refuse decline
  3. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
       Synonyms: hope
  4. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
       Synonyms: fancy take to
  5. make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"
       Synonyms: try for


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