go in for

Take up habitually

Go in for means to have an interest in or preference for something, or to participate in it regularly: She doesn't go in for team sports, He never went in for fancy clothes.

The phrase suggests habitual engagement or enthusiasm rather than a one-time choice.

It can also mean to enter a competition or apply for something: Are you going in for the scholarship?

embrace

adopt

Take as one's own

enjoy · like · fancy · take to · cultivate · practice · follow · take up · get into · hobby

compete

enter

Pass into a space

contest · qualify · competition · tryout · match · event · playoffs · elimination · athletics · marathon

endorse

support

To uphold or sustain

promote · espouse · recommend · approve · encourage · stand by · believe in · defend · uphold · side with

Opposites
participation/engagement

go in forsit out

Refrain from participating

pass on · skip · avoid · steer clear of · give up

interest/preference

go in fordislike

Mild negative regard

reject · have no time for · disdain · despise · detest

approach behavior

go in foravoid

Stay away from

shun · steer clear of · shy away from · keep away from · eschew

Family

for, gone, going, intend, intention, fore, forth, intentional, intentionally

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