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goes for

goes for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for.

Meaning of go for

Verb

go for (third-person singular simple present goes for, present participle going for, simple past went for, past participle gone for)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
    • I'll go for some milk.
  2. (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
    • I'll go for the world record.
  3. (transitive) To undertake (an action); to choose an option.
    • His phone was off and I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.
  4. (transitive) To attack.
    • Careful, he'll go for your throat!
  5. (transitive) To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
    • Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my body.
      Jen: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not at...2007 September 28, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 6
  6. (transitive) To favor, accept; to have a preference for.
    • Management won't go for such a risky project now.

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What is goes for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for.

Words near goes for in the dictionary

  1. goes ER
  2. goes face
  3. goes far
  4. goes fetal
  5. goes five-hole
  6. goes for
  7. goes for a Burton
  8. goes for a song
  9. goes for a toss
  10. goes for broke
  11. goes for gold

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Adapted from Wiktionary: goes for (page history and authors); go for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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