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"forms": [
{
"form": "goes for it",
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"present",
"singular",
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]
},
{
"form": "going for it",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "went for it",
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"past"
]
},
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}
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},
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}
],
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{
"text": "To win the competition he has to beat his personal best, and he's going for it.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He really went for it.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Go for it! You can win this!",
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}
],
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"To put maximum effort into achieving something."
],
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"maximum",
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],
[
"effort",
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],
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"achieving",
"achieve"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) To put maximum effort into achieving something."
],
"synonyms": [
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"word": "go all out"
},
{
"word": "give 110%"
},
{
"word": "dig in"
},
{
"word": "fall to"
}
],
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],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "再接再厲"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zàijiēzàilì",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "再接再厉"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiāyóu",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "加油"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "antaa palaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "antaa mennä"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "panna parastaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "yrittää parhaansa"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "alles geben"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "(richtig) reinhauen"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "karawhiua"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otdavátʹsja na vse sto",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отдава́ться на все сто"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ne žalétʹ sil",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "не жале́ть сил"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vykládyvatʹsja po-pólnoj",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выкла́дываться по-по́лной"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 2 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priložítʹ vse usílija",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "приложи́ть все уси́лия"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"text": "His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation."
],
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"decide",
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],
[
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"hesitation"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "make a move"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "去做 (qù zuò) (no exact equivalent exists; lit., \"to go and do\")",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "equivalent to imperative \"go for it\"",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "siitä vain"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "päättää tehdä"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "päättää yrittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "belevág"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "derzátʹ",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дерза́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 98 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "derznútʹ",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "дерзну́ть"
}
]
},
{
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{
"text": "May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal."
],
"id": "en-go_for_it-en-verb-LuWlb6dO",
"raw_glosses": [
"(imperative, idiomatic) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "go ahead"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"imperative"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 2 95",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Derzaj!",
"sense": "used to give permission or permission endorsement",
"word": "Дерзай!"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 95",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Valjaj!",
"sense": "used to give permission or permission endorsement",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "Валяй!"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 95",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Davaj!",
"sense": "used to give permission or permission endorsement",
"word": "Давай!"
}
]
}
],
"word": "go for it"
}
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"English positive polarity items",
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"English verbs"
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"forms": [
{
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "going for it",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "went for it",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "gone for it",
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"text": "To win the competition he has to beat his personal best, and he's going for it.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He really went for it.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Go for it! You can win this!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To put maximum effort into achieving something."
],
"links": [
[
"maximum",
"maximum"
],
[
"effort",
"effort"
],
[
"achieving",
"achieve"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) To put maximum effort into achieving something."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "go all out"
},
{
"word": "give 110%"
},
{
"word": "dig in"
},
{
"word": "fall to"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
},
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"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation."
],
"links": [
[
"decide",
"decide"
],
[
"hesitation",
"hesitation"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "make a move"
}
]
},
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it!",
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}
],
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"Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal."
],
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"(imperative, idiomatic) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "go ahead"
}
],
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"idiomatic",
"imperative"
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}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "再接再厲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zàijiēzàilì",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "再接再厉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiāyóu",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "加油"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "antaa palaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "antaa mennä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "panna parastaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "yrittää parhaansa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "alles geben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "(richtig) reinhauen"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"word": "karawhiua"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otdavátʹsja na vse sto",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отдава́ться на все сто"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ne žalétʹ sil",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "не жале́ть сил"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vykládyvatʹsja po-pólnoj",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выкла́дываться по-по́лной"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priložítʹ vse usílija",
"sense": "to put maximum effort into something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "приложи́ть все уси́лия"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "去做 (qù zuò) (no exact equivalent exists; lit., \"to go and do\")",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "equivalent to imperative \"go for it\"",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "siitä vain"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "päättää tehdä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "päättää yrittää"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"word": "belevág"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "derzátʹ",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дерза́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "derznútʹ",
"sense": "to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "дерзну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Derzaj!",
"sense": "used to give permission or permission endorsement",
"word": "Дерзай!"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Valjaj!",
"sense": "used to give permission or permission endorsement",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "Валяй!"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Davaj!",
"sense": "used to give permission or permission endorsement",
"word": "Давай!"
}
],
"word": "go for it"
}
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