Complete Definition of "go for"

English
Verb
idiom go for

  1. to go somewhere in order to get something

#:I'll go for some milk.

  1. to try for something (especially in the phrase go for it)

#:I'll go for the World record.

  1. to attack something

#:Careful, he'll go for your throat!

  1. to endure, sustain or spend time

#:If John goes for three days without sleep, he will be very tired.

  1. to be equally valid or appropriate

#:My wife hates football, and that goes for me as well.

Translations
trans-top|To go somewhere in order to get something
Finnish: mennä hakemaan
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trans-top|To try for something
Finnish: yrittää, tavoitella
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Portuguese: tentar
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trans-top|To attack something
Finnish: käydä/hyökätä (+ genitive + kimppuun)
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Portuguese: atacar
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trans-top|To endure, sustain or spend time
Portuguese: validar
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trans-top|To be equally valid or appropriate
Finnish: päteä, pitää paikka-nsa|nsa
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ttbc|Portuguese: adaptar
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es:go for

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