Meaning

"Go for it" pushes someone to try something they want but aren't sure about. It says "stop hesitating, do it". You say it when a friend is thinking about a new job, a bold haircut, a trip, a second dessert. The picture is a runner at the start line: the only thing left is to go.

It has a small, everyday use too: giving permission. Someone asks "Can I take this chair?" or "Mind if I open the window?" and you say "Go for it", meaning "sure, help yourself". Both uses are casual and friendly. With a senior person at work, "please, go ahead" is the safer permission; "go for it" as encouragement works with almost anyone.

In a conversation

HanaTyler
  1. Hana
  2. Tyler
  3. Hana
  4. Tyler
  5. Hana
  6. Tyler

Say it out loud

Tap a sentence to hear it. Say it after the voice.

Check yourself

1Hana asks "Mind if I sit here?" Tyler says "Go for it." What does he mean?
2Why does Tyler say "Go for it" about the job?

Practice · 3 min

Listen, then say each line. "Go for it" runs together, "go-for-it", with the stress on "go".

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.