Cat navy 425 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Go for
Dear all,
Kindly tell me what is the meaning of "go for" in the following sentence.
"When I was a child, we would often go for days without food".
Thanking you.
Top answer
For is part of the expression for days and thus has nothing to do with go. Another example: I haven't seen him for days. Go doesn't refer to any kind of movement in your sentence.
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For is part of the expression for days and thus has nothing to do with go. Another example: I haven't seen him for days. Go doesn't refer to any kind of movement in your sentence. The sentence simply means that they often had no food for several days.
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