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- [goh fawr]
- /goʊ fɔr/
- /ɡəʊ fɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh fawr]
- /goʊ fɔr/
Definitions of go for words
- verb without object go for to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go for to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go for to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go for to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go for to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go for to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go for
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Go for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go for popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go for
verb go for
- seek — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- fetch — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
Antonyms for go for
verb go for
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.