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verb

Definition of gone (for)next
past participle of go (for)
as in brought
to have a price of those cars go for $25,000

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past participle of go for
1
as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in I could go for a cold beer right about now.

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2
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of I hope they go for my proposal.

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  1. brought
  2. run
  3. cost
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  • He was brought here to be a difference maker, brought here with the same kind of Hail Mary the Jets once threw at another aging Green Bay quarterback named Favre.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Following these revelations, last week brought the news that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a George Mason University freshman, was charged by federal prosecutors for plotting an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.
    — The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brought
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  • The charge in Valparaiso wasn’t the first time Perryman had run afoul of the law, according to two documents The Post-Tribune received Friday evening.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Later, the Vice President met with Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany’s nationalist AfD party, some of whose officials have downplayed the Holocaust and embraced Nazi rhetoric, and which has run second in pre-election polling.
    — Massimo Calabresi/Dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of run
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  • The Chiefs will try to sign Smith to a longer, cap-friendly deal, but the one-year franchise tag would cost $23.4 million, giving them a very expensive offensive line that would take up much of their financial pie.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The fire damage has cost the Rodriguez family approximately $20,000, and their insurance broker told them they would most likely be dropped from their home insurance company next year for submitting a claim.
    — Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of cost
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“Gone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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