go in for

word forms:

• present tense

   

• I/you/we/they

  go in for

• he/she/it

  goes in for

• present participle

  going in for

• past tense

  went in for

• past participle

  gone in for

definition:

1. to enjoy a particular thing or activity

   I don’t go in for golf much.

2. to take part in a competition, or to take an examination

   His school had suggested he go in for the Young Musician of the Year competition.

3. to choose something as a subject of study or as your career

   I think he’s planning to go in for politics.

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