going for

Definition of going for in English English dictionary
go for: to endure, sustain or spend time
If John goes for three days without sleep, he will be very tired.
go for: to do something, especially for leisure
I'll go for a swim if it's warm enough.
go for: to be equally valid or appropriate
My wife hates football, and that goes for me as well.
go for: to attack something
Careful, he'll go for your throat!.
go for: to try for something (especially in the phrase go for it)
I'll go for the World record.
go for: to go somewhere in order to get something
I'll go for some milk.
going: Likely to continue; viable
He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
going: That attends habitually or regularly
going: Present participle of go
going: Figuratively, conditions for advancing in any way
Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
going: The suitability of ground for advancing
The going was very difficult over the ice.
going: {n} the act of walking, a departure, a pregnancy
go for: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
go for: If you go for someone or something, you like them very much. I tend to go for large dark men
go for: If something goes for a particular price, it is sold for that amount. Some old machines go for as much as 35,000 pounds. = fetch
go for: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
go for: If you say that a statement you have made about one person or thing also goes for another person or thing, you mean that the statement is also true of this other person or thing. It is illegal to dishonour bookings; that goes for restaurants as well as customers
go for: If you go for someone, you attack them. Pantieri went for him, gripping him by the throat
go for: try to obtain, try to attain, attempt, set about
go for: make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"
go for: If you go for a particular thing or way of doing something, you choose it. People tried to persuade him to go for a more gradual reform programme
go for: intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
go for: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
going: Of or pert
going: in full operation; "a going concern"
going: You say that you are going to do something to express your intention or determination to do it. I'm going to go to bed He announced that he's going to resign I was not going to compromise
going: 14. going concern: see concern see also comings and goings
going: act of departing
going: The going rate or the going salary is the usual amount of money that you expect to pay or receive for something. She says that's the going rate for a house this big That's about half the going price on world oil markets. see also go
going: That goes; in existence; available for present use or enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working; in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest men going; going prices or rate
going: {i} walking; departing; dying; exiting; movement; progress
going: If you can keep going with the money you have, you can manage to live on it. Things were difficult, and we needed her wages to keep going
going: You use the going to talk about how easy or difficult it is to do something. You can also say that something is, for example, hard going or tough going. He has her support to fall back on when the going gets tough Though the talks had been hard going at the start, they had become more friendly
going: to a going business or concern; as, the going value of a company
going: If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon. I think it's going to be successful You're going to enjoy this I'm going to have to tell him the truth Are they going to be alright?
going: {s} existing; thriving, succeeding; operating, working; current; common
going: If you keep going, you continue doing things or doing a particular thing. I like to keep going. I hate to sit still
going: When you get going, you start doing something or start a journey, especially after a delay. Now what about that shopping list? I've got to get going
going: The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad
going: If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future. It was a good enough description for Mattie to be going on with
going: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"
going: If someone or something has a lot going for them, they have a lot of advantages. This area has a lot going for it I wish I could show you the things you've got going for you
going: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding
going: If you say that someone should do something while the going is good, you are advising them to do it while things are going well and they still have the opportunity, because you think it will become much more difficult to do. People are leaving in their thousands while the going is good
going: run; the horizontal distance between two successive nosings The sum of the goings of a straight flight stair is the going of the flight
going: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
going: In horse racing and horse riding, when you talk about the going, you are talking about the condition of the surface the horses are running on. The going was soft; some horses found it hard work
going: Course of life; behavior; doings; ways
going: Carrying on its ordinary business; conducting business, or carried on, with an indefinite prospect of continuance; chiefly used in the phrases a going business, concern, etc
going: about to be whacked
going: The horizontal measurement between the top and bottom risers of a stair or the depth of one tread
going: Departure
going: Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
going: You can use going on before a number to say that something has almost reached that number. For example, you can say that someone is going on 40 to indicate that they are nearly