go for

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: go FOR. Saying “GO for” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

No pause between the words. /oʊ/ runs straight into /f/ — “go for” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.

1
To choose or decide on something.
- “I think I'll go for the salmon.”
- “Go for it — what's the worst that happens?”
Similar: choose, opt for
2
To apply equally to someone else.
- “And that goes for you too.”
Similar: apply to

A target, a purpose, or a substitution.

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To proceed, or to give permission to proceed.

To continue.

To leave home for a social activity.

(Of an alarm) to start sounding.

To review or examine something carefully.

To experience something difficult.

To return to a place or a previous state.

To agree to a plan or accept an opinion.

To decrease.

To increase.

To pursue something or someone you want.

(Of time) to pass.