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went in for

went in for is the simple past of go in for.

Meaning of go in for

Verb

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

  1. To enter a competition.
  2. (colloquial) To have an interest in or approve of something.
    • "I hope she doesn't go in for big purple orchids," Miss Tinkham said to Mrs. Rasmussen, "there are so many pretty kinds."2016, Mary Lasswell, Let's Go For Broke
  3. (colloquial) To engage oneself or take part in something.
    • Jem, there's a good opening among the hard Fact fellows, and they want men. I wonder you don't go in for statistics.1854, Charles Dickens, “Mr. James Harthouse”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, 2nd book (Reaping), page 148

Questions about went in for

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

Words near went in for in the dictionary

  1. went hostile
  2. went hungry
  3. went in
  4. went in at one ear and at out the other
  5. went in circles
  6. went in for
  7. went in off
  8. went in on
  9. went in one ear and out the other
  10. went in the out door
  11. went in unto

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