Definitions for go on
Princeton's WordNet
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep(verb)
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
"Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place(verb)
come to pass
"What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on(verb)
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on"
continue, go on, carry on, proceed(verb)
continue talking
"I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
go on, come up, come on(verb)
start running, functioning, or operating
"the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
go on(verb)ʊ
(of time) to pass
As the day went on, she felt worse.
go onʊ
used to encourage sb; = go ahead
Go on - you can do it!
go onʊ
to talk about sth for too long so that it becomes boring
She went on and on about how sorry she was.
go onʊ
to use as a reason or evidence
There were a few clues, but they weren't much to go on.
Wiktionary
go on(Verb)
To continue in extent.
go on(Verb)
To continue an action.
go on(Verb)
To talk about a subject frequently or at great length.
go on(Verb)
To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
go on(Verb)
To happen .
go on(Interjection)
Expresses surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
Translations for go on
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verder gaanAfrikaans

- يَسْتَمِرArabic

- продължавамBulgarian

- continuarPortuguese (BR)

- pokračovat (ve)Czech

- fortfahrenGerman

- fortsætteDanish

- συνεχίζωGreek

- continuar, seguirSpanish

- jätkamaEstonian

- ادامه دادنFarsi

- jatkaaFinnish

- continuer (de)French

- להימשךHebrew

- जारी रखनाHindi

- nastavitiCroatian

- folytatHungarian

- meneruskanIndonesian

- haldaáframIcelandic

- continuareItalian

- 続けるJapanese

- 계속하다Korean

- toliau ką darytiLithuanian

- turpinātLatvian

- teruskanMalay

- doorgaan met, voortgaan metDutch

- fortsette, bli ved, gå videreNorwegian

- kontynuowaćPolish

- ادامه دادنPersian

- ادامه ورکولPashto

- continuarPortuguese

- a continua (să)Romanian

- продолжатьRussian

- pokračovať (v)Slovak

- nadaljevatiSlovenian

- nastavitiSerbian

- fortsätta, gå vidare medSwedish

- ทำต่อThai

- devam etmekTurkish

- 繼續Chinese (Trad.)

- продовжуватиUkrainian

- جاری رکھناUrdu

- tiếp tụcVietnamese

- 继续下去Chinese (Simp.)

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