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went for

went for is the simple past 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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Questions about went for

What is went for the simple past of?
Went for is the simple past of go for.

Words near went for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: went 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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