1. (verb)continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep 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"
2. (verb)happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place come to pass "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
3. (verb)advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on move forward, also in the metaphorical sense "Time marches on"
4. (verb)continue, go on, carry on, proceed continue talking "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
5. (verb)go on, come up, come on start running, functioning, or operating "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"