English Explanatory Dictionary

go for

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
  2. To try for, to attempt to reach.
  3. To undertake (an action); to choose an option.
  4. To attack.
  5. To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
  6. To favor, accept; to have a preference for.
  7. To fall for (a trick)
  8. To apply equally to.
  9. To suffice to be used for; to serve as.
  10. To be accepted as.
  11. To cost.

Word forms

go for goes for going for went for gone for

Derived words

go for the jugular

Translations

Finnish: hakea Finnish: käydä hakemassa Finnish: noutaa Polish: iść po Polish: pójść po Swedish: gå efter
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