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Go for has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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

give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

"I cannot accept your invitation"

"I go for this resolution"

3

intend with some possibility of fulfilment

"I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

4

have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

"She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

5

make an attempt at achieving something

"She tried for the Olympics"

6

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go,‎ for.

Example Sentences
"The same laws apply to you!" verb
"This theory holds for all irrational numbers" verb
"The same rules go for everyone" verb
"I cannot accept your invitation" verb
"I go for this resolution" verb
"I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" verb
"She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" verb
"She tried for the Olympics" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
decline
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
refer react plan desire compete
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
give agree settle contract in permit yield undertake
Rhyming Words
for kfor ifor ffor upfor befor infor do for as for oh for up for marfor ask for bid for herefor die for vie for ten for bad for but for
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