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Definition of Go for
1. Verb. Be pertinent or relevant or applicable. "The same rules go for everyone"
Exact synonyms: Apply, Hold
Generic synonyms: Bear On, Come To, Concern, Have-to Doe With, Pertain, Refer, Relate, Touch, Touch On
Related verbs: Apply, Lend Oneself
Derivative terms: Applicable, Applicative
Generic synonyms: Bear On, Come To, Concern, Have-to Doe With, Pertain, Refer, Relate, Touch, Touch On
Related verbs: Apply, Lend Oneself
Derivative terms: Applicable, Applicative
2. Verb. Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. "I go for this resolution"
Exact synonyms: Accept, Consent
Specialized synonyms: Give, Agree, Settle, Contract In, Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit, Buckle Under, Give In, Knuckle Under, Succumb, Yield, Take In Charge, Undertake
Generic synonyms: React, Respond
Derivative terms: Acceptation, Acceptation, Consent
Antonyms: Refuse
Specialized synonyms: Give, Agree, Settle, Contract In, Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit, Buckle Under, Give In, Knuckle Under, Succumb, Yield, Take In Charge, Undertake
Generic synonyms: React, Respond
Derivative terms: Acceptation, Acceptation, Consent
Antonyms: Refuse
3. Verb. Intend with some possibility of fulfilment. "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
4. Verb. Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. "They go for more bread"; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
Exact synonyms: Fancy, Take To
Entails: Like
Generic synonyms: Desire, Want
Derivative terms: Fancier, Fancy
Entails: Like
Generic synonyms: Desire, Want
Derivative terms: Fancier, Fancy
5. Verb. Make an attempt at achieving something. "She tried for the Olympics"