| Definition of 'go for' |
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1. (verb) apply, hold, go for
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"
2. (verb) accept, consent, go for
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
"I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
3. (verb) hope, go for
intend with some possibility of fulfilment
"I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
4. (verb) fancy, go for, take to
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
"She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
5. (verb) try for, go for
make an attempt at achieving something
"She tried for the Olympics"
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1. (verb) go for
to put effort into achieving
I decided to go for the job.; The team is really going for it tonight.
2. go for
go for it!
used to encourage sb
Go for it - I know you can do it!
3. go for
to be sold for a particular amount
a painting going for $3 million
4. go for
to attack sb
Then one of the dogs went for him.
5. go for
to apply to
No more candy - and that goes for you too, Annie!
6. go for
to like or choose
I don't usually go for skinny women.
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Sense: to attack physically or in words
The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met.
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 Afrikaans: aanval |
 Arabic: يُهاجِمُ جَسديّا |
 Bulgarian: нападам |
 Brazilian: atirar-se a |
 Czech: jít po (kom) |
 German: losgehen auf |
 Danish: gå løs på; kaste sig over |
 Greek: ρίχνομαι σε κπ., επιτίθεμ |
 Spanish: tirarse sobre, atacar |
 Estonian: kallale kippuma |
 Farsi: حمله کردن به |
 Finnish: hyökätä |
 French: se jeter sur |
 Hebrew: להתנפל |
 Hindi: आक्रमण करना |
 Croatian: napasti |
 Hungarian: megtámad |
 Indonesian: menyerang |
 Icelandic: ráðast á |
 Italian: scagliarsi contro, attacc |
 Japanese: ～に飛びかかる |
 Korean: 공격하다 |
 Lithuanian: pulti |
 Latvian: uzbrukt; uzklupt |
 Malay: bergaduh |
 Dutch: te lijf gaan |
 Norwegian: kaste seg over, gå løs på |
 Polish: rzucić się na |
 Persian: حمله کردن به |
 Pashto: برېدكول په |
 Portuguese: atirar-se a |
 Romanian: a ataca; a se năpusti asu |
 Russian: нападать |
 Slovak: zaútočiť na |
 Slovenian: napasti |
 Serbian: napasti |
 Swedish: gå lös på, ge sig på |
 Thai: โจมตี |
 Turkish: saldırmak |
 Taiwanese: 人身或言語攻擊 |
 Ukrainian: зчепитися |
 Urdu: جسمانی طور پر یا الفاظ سے |
 Vietnamese: tấn công |
 Chinese: 攻击 |
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