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Go for

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: 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.; I've gotta go for a job interview next Mon."
2.VerbTo try for, to attempt to reach.
"I'll go for the world record.; Go for it!"
3.VerbTo undertake (an action); to choose an option.
"His phone was off and 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.VerbTo attack.
"Careful, he'll go for your throat!"
5.VerbTo 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.VerbTo 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."
7.VerbTo fall for (a trick)
8.VerbTo 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."
9.VerbTo suffice to be used for; to serve as.
"It's a desk that goes for a dresser too."
10.VerbTo be accepted as.
11.VerbTo cost.
"Here in Texas, gas can go for as little as two dollars a gallon."
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