What is the meaning of go on?

verb

  • Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.
    • usage: "Keep on working"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
  • Come to pass.
    • usage: "What is happening"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
  • Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
    • usage: "Time marches on"
  • Continue talking.
    • usage: "I know it's hard" he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on-pretend we are not in the room"
  • Start running, functioning, or operating.
    • usage: "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
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APAWordNet. (2010). go on. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/go_on/definitions/1282500
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "go on" http://smartdefine.org/go_on/definitions/1282500 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, go on, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/go_on/definitions/1282500>.
MLAWordNet. "go on" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/go_on/definitions/1282500>