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Verb go for has 5 senses
- apply, hold, go for - 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"
--1 is one way to refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
=> Something ----s somebody
=> Something ----s something
- accept, consent, go for - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
--2 is one way to react, respond
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- hope, go for - intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
--3 is one way to plan, be after
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- fancy, go for, take to - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
--4 is one way to desire, want
Sample sentence:
They go for more bread
- try for, go for - make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"
--5 is one way to compete, vie, contend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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