go for

go for

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see go,‎ for.

   I'll go for some milk.

   If John goes for three days without sleep, he will be very tired.

   I need to go for a checkup at the clinic.

   Tickets are going for upwards of $100.

2. (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.

   I'll go for the world record.

   Go for it!

3. (transitive) To undertake (an action); to choose an option.

   His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.

   I'll go for a swim if it's warm enough.

   I went for the pay-as-you-go plan.

4. (transitive) To attack.

   Careful, he'll go for your throat!

5. (transitive) To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.

   Clyde took one look at Bonnie and really went for her.

6. To favor, accept; to have a preference for.

   Management won't go for such a risky project now.

   "Do you want to climb the mountain with me?" ― "Yeah, I could go for that."

   • 1987, “Love in the First Degree”, in Wow!, performed by Bananarama:

     And the judge and the jury / They all put the blame on me / They wouldn't go for my story / They wouldn't hear my plea

7. (transitive) To apply equally to.

   Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!

   What I'm about to say goes for all of you.

   My wife hates football, and that goes for me as well.

8. (transitive) To suffice to be used for; to serve as.

   It's a desk that goes for a dresser too.

• go for the jugular

• forgo