go on in English dictionary

  • go on

    Meanings and definitions of "go on"

    • To travel by means of; go by.
    • (idiomatic) To continue; expand upon (here, on refers to the narrative as a path or stream).
    • (idiomatic) To have sufficient information to perform an action (here, on refers to the information as a foundation).
    • (idiomatic) To happen.
    • interjection
      Expresses surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
    • verb
      Used other than as an idiom: [i]see go, on.[/i]
    • verb
      To continue in extent.
    • verb
      To continue an action.
    • verb
      To proceed.
    • verb
      To talk about a subject frequently or at great length.
    • verb
      To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
    • verb
      To happen (occur).
    • travel by
    • continue
    • happen
    • To come to pass.
    • To continue talking.
    • To maintain an action without interruption.
    • verb
      come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
    • 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"
    • verb
      continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
    • verb
      move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
    • verb
      start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

    Synonyms of "go on" in English dictionary

    come up, locomote, speak are the top synonyms of "go on" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "go on" in English dictionary

    go off, discontinue, recede are the top antonyms of "go on" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of go on

    • zob.  zobacz: go; on nieodm.  nieodmienny
    • to go on ( third-person singular simple present goes on, present participle going on, simple past went on, past participle gone on)
    • go on!
    • go on (third-person singular simple present goes on, present participle going on, simple past went on, past participle gone on)
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