go for sth
— phrasal verb with go uk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone
(CHOOSE)
B1 UK to choose something:
Instead of butter, I always go for margarine or a low-fat spread.
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Taking and choosing
- accord
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I... idiom
- dip
- easy option
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- go off with sth
- have/keep your options open idiom
- select
- selection
- selective
- selector
- self-selected
- single sb/sth out
- slate
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(LIKE)
to like or admire:
I don't go for war films in a big way (= very much).
What sort of men do you go for (= are you attracted to)?
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Liking
- affection
- attached
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be a hit with sb idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- grow
- grow on sb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- heart
- hit
- lick your lips idiom
- liking
- smitten
- soft corner
- soft spot
- take a shine to sb idiom
- take to sb/sth
- thing
- warm
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(TRY)
B2 to try to have or achieve something:
She tripped me as I went for the ball.
The Russian relay team will again be going for the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
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Trying and making an effort
- a blitz on sth idiom
- all-out
- assault
- attempt
- attempted
- bid
- crack
- go the extra mile idiom
- go to great lengths idiom
- God helps those who help themselves idiom
- grasp at sth
- grope
- push
- shoot
- stick
- strain every nerve idiom
- stretch a/the point idiom
- strive
- strove
- succeed
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(MONEY)
If something goes for a certain amount of money, it is sold for that amount:
The painting is expected to go for at least a million dollars.
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Costs & expenses
- admission
- aliment
- alimony
- asking price
- carrying charge
- charge
- compensation
- corkage
- cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom
- cost-of-living index
- damage
- dent
- flat rate
- indirect cost
- maintenance
- price war
- running costs
- settlement
- stoppage
- worth
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