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

“The argument that higher wages lead to lower employment does not have a lot of evidence going for it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

But he was ready to go for the next step in his life.

From BBC

"I felt I was hoping a bit more than going for it. I went for it and it helped in the end."

From BBC

About 300 to 325 degrees is usually what I go for.

From Salon

Let’s see how they go for Mercedes before jumping to any conclusions as to whether they have found answers for the problems that emerged through the summer and autumn.

From BBC

Related Words

• accept
• favor
• prefer