go for

verb

1. to go somewhere in order to have or fetch

   shall I go for a doctor?

   he went for a drink

2. to seek to obtain

   I'd go for that job if I were you

3. to apply to

   what I told him goes for you too

4. to prefer or choose; like

   I really go for that new idea of yours

5. to be to the advantage of

   you'll have great things going for you in the New Year

6. to make a physical or verbal attack on
7. to be considered to be of a stated importance or value

   his twenty years went for nothing when he was made redundant

8. go for it informal.
   to make the maximum effort to achieve a particular goal

Example Sentences

Crochet provided the solution: “I went for a hat that felt like you could make at home.”

From Los Angeles Times

The world champions were rocking, but a decision to go for the short side gave life to their defence and the Scots were shunted back and eventually turned over.

From BBC

On her acting career, Komur said: "Figuring it out in your heart what you love about it is the most important thing, then just going for it."

From BBC

However, after the opportunity arose for London, and Lloyd was given the rundown of the amount of training it would involve, he chose to go for it.

From BBC

That opportunity came Thursday night, after the Bengals pulled to within 35-34 with 38 seconds left in the game and opted to go for a two-point conversion and the likely win.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accept
• favor
• prefer