goes for

Attempts to obtain

Goes for has several common uses.

It can mean applies to: The same goes for you.

It can mean attacks: The dog goes for the throat.

It can indicate preference or attraction: She really goes for tall guys.

It can mean attempts to obtain: He's going for the gold medal.

And it can indicate a price: These go for fifty dollars each.

Related

pertains · equals · resembles · targets · aims · all out · corresponds · holds true · attempts · seeks · endeavors · going · went · strives · mirrors · concerns · relates · hunt

Opposites
pursuit/attempt

goes foravoids

Deliberately stays away from

shuns · abandons · rejects · forgoes · relinquishes

preference/attraction

goes fordislikes

Mild negative feelings

rejects · loathes · despises · can't stand · detests

applicability

goes forexcludes

Deliberately leaves out

exempts · omits · leaves out

Family

goes, gone, goer, goers, for, fore

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G