phrasal
1. : to give support to or express approval of : advocate
an overwhelming majority of the … candidates have gone in for disestablishment — Manchester Examiner
2.
a. : to make one's particular interest or specialty
so you think you'd like to go in for farming — Adrian Bell
these big uniform people … go in for policemen's and firemen's uniforms and regalia for lodges — American Fabrics
b. : to have or show an interest in or liking for
lives more in the present than in the past and goes in for sports in a big way — Richard Joseph
3. : to seek to acquire
ought to go in for a better place to live in — Rex Ingamells
she goes in for freedom and they both end in difficulties — John Erskine †1951
4. : to engage or participate in : take part in
it is pleasant to toy with the idea of New York's going in for similar salutes to its heritage — Cornelia O. Skinner
5. : to have as a striking characteristic : feature
the … four-door sedan goes in for the longer, lower appearance — Car Life