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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. be pertinent or relevant or applicable;
- Example: "The same laws apply to you!"
- Example: "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"
- Example: "The same rules go for everyone"
[syn: apply, hold, go for]

2. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to;
- Example: "I cannot accept your invitation"
- Example: "I go for this resolution"
[syn: accept, consent, go for]

3. intend with some possibility of fulfilment;
- Example: "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
[syn: hope, go for]

4. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for;
- Example: "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
[syn: fancy, go for, take to]

5. make an attempt at achieving something;
- Example: "She tried for the Olympics"
[syn: try for, go for]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

go for
    v 1: 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" [syn: apply,
         hold, go for]
    2: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot
       accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn:
       accept, consent, go for] [ant: decline, refuse]
    3: intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have
       finished this work by tomorrow evening" [syn: hope, go
       for]
    4: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied
       a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn:
       fancy, go for, take to]
    5: make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the
       Olympics" [syn: try for, go for]