Meaning of go for sth In English

• 0 to choose something:

  • Instead of butter, I always go for margarine or a low-fat spread.

• 1 to like or admire:

  • I don't go for war films in a big way (= very much).

  • What sort of men do you go for (= are you attracted to)?

• 2 to try to have or achieve something:

  • She tripped me as I went for the ball.

  • The Russian relay team will again be going for the gold medal at the Olympic Games.

• 3 If something goes for a certain amount of money, it is sold for that amount:

  • The painting is expected to go for at least a million dollars.

• 4 to try to have or achieve something:

  • The President said that he wouldn't go for such a plan if it meant he had to cut Medicare.

• 5 if something goes for a certain amount of money, it is sold for that amount:

  • Cheap bottles of vodka that go for less than $2 apiece.