Meanings
present singular third person goes for it · participle present going for it · past went for it · participle past gone for it
- To decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation.
His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.
Synonyms: make a move
- idiomaticimperativeUsed to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.
May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it!
Synonyms: go ahead
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo put maximum effort into achieving something.
verbTo decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation.
verbUsed to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 再接再厲 /再接再厉, 加油
- 再接再厲 /再接再厉 (zàijiēzàilì)to put maximum effort into something
- 加油 (jiāyóu)to put maximum effort into something
Finnish antaa palaa, antaa mennä
- antaa palaato put maximum effort into something
- antaa mennäto put maximum effort into something
- panna parastaanto put maximum effort into something
- yrittää parhaansato put maximum effort into something
- siitä vainto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- päättää tehdäto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- päättää yrittääto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
German alles geben, (richtig) reinhauen
- alles gebento put maximum effort into something
- (richtig) reinhauento put maximum effort into something
Hungarian belevág
- belevágto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
Māori karawhiua
- karawhiuato put maximum effort into something
Polish dawać z siebie wszystko, dać z siebie wszystko
- dawać z siebie wszystkoto put maximum effort into something
- dać z siebie wszystkoto put maximum effort into something
- ruszać sięto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- ruszyć sięto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- śmiałoused to give permission or permission endorsement
Russian отдава́ться на все сто, не жале́ть сил
- отдава́ться на все сто (otdavátʹsja na vse sto)to put maximum effort into something
- не жале́ть сил (ne žalétʹ sil)to put maximum effort into something
- выкла́дываться по-по́лной (vykládyvatʹsja po-pólnoj)to put maximum effort into something
- приложи́ть все уси́лия (priložítʹ vse usílija)to put maximum effort into something
- дерза́ть (derzátʹ)to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- дерзну́ть (derznútʹ)to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- Дерзай! (Derzaj!)used to give permission or permission endorsement
- Валяй! (Valjaj!)used to give permission or permission endorsement
- Давай! (Davaj!)used to give permission or permission endorsement
Swedish tuta och kör, tuta och kör
- tuta och körto put maximum effort into something
- tuta och körto decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
- tuta och körused to give permission or permission endorsement
Cite this entry
go for it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20for%20it
“go for it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20for%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go for it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20for%20it.
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