Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
go for sth phrasal verb1 CHOOSE to choose something
What sort of printer are you going to go for?
2 HAVE INFORMAL to try to have or achieve something
He'll be going for his third straight Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter dash.
If you want it, go for it (= do what you need to do in order to have or achieve it).
3 GET to try to get something
He tripped as he was going for the ball.
4 MONEY If something goes for a particular amount of money, it is sold for that amount.
