Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go for the gold

/ˌɡoʊ fəɹ‿ðə ˈɡoʊld/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: go -for the -gold
IPA: /ˌɡoʊ fəɹ‿ðə ˈɡoʊld/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt to achieve the maximum result or reward in an endeavour.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"At next year's Senior Olympic event, [Sam] Griffith plans on adding the 100-meter low hurdle, discus, and the 220-meter run, in addition to the events he entered this year. "Sam, go for it," as General [Albert] Stubblebine once said, becomes a motto for him. With that thought in mind, Griffith goes for the gold!"
"For the first three-quarters of the essay, [Jesse] Owens introduced the leading American athletes who would be going for gold. Then he turned to "an unhappier aspect of the games this year": the specter of black athletes using the Olympics as a forum of protest against America's treatment of its black citizens."
"One look confirms that the Moby Brick is not destined to be a network server; this is a personal power tool to be carried around and plugged in wherever you need top-of-the-line computing power. And Ergo has gone for the gold in terms of the product's design."
"Deciding to go for the gold, he leaned close to Luke's ear and whispered, "Can you tell Mama I should have a dog? A really big dog?""
"Volunteers in the 10-year study "went for the gold." Their objective was to bring their blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible."
"The 132-room Gaia Napa Valley Hotel wants to go for the gold, making it the highest-rated hotel in the state and the nation."

Etymology

An allusion to the gold medal, the highest prize in many major competitive events, especially in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɡoʊ fəɹ‿ðə ˈɡoʊld/
British English: /ˌɡəʊ fə‿ðə ˈɡəʊld/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

goes for the gold (present, singular) going for the gold (participle, present) went for the gold (past) gone for the gold (participle, past) go for gold (alternative)

Synonyms

go for the gold ring

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold bold rolled fold threshold mold behold

Questions

How do you pronounce go for the gold?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡoʊ fəɹ‿ðə ˈɡoʊld/.
What does go for the gold mean?: To attempt to achieve the maximum result or reward in an endeavour.
Where does go for the gold come from?: An allusion to the gold medal, the highest prize in many major competitive events, especially in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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