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go for sth

— phrasal verb with go uk ​ /ɡəʊ/ us ​ /ɡoʊ/ verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone

(Definition of “go for sth” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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go for sth

— phrasal verb with go uk ​ /ɡəʊ/ us ​ verb going, went, gone

› to try to have or achieve something:

The President said that he wouldn't go for such a plan if it meant he had to cut Medicare.

› if something goes for a certain amount of money, it is sold for that amount:

Cheap bottles of vodka that go for less than $2 apiece.

(Definition of “go for sth” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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