bear on vs go for

bear on and go for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
go for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go for is a hyponym of bear on; that is, go for is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear on:

bear on (verb)	go for (verb)
have an effect upon	intend with some possibility of fulfilment
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
be relevant to	make an attempt at achieving something
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
	be pertinent or relevant or applicable