Go On (Verb)
Meaning 1
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Nothing much will go on while you are away, so don't worry about missing important events.
- What was going on that required such secrecy during the whole trip.
- The entire event went on uneventfully, which was great relief for the organizers.
- Nothing unusual went on during the night shift according to the employees' reports.
- The business meeting went on unnoticed by the rest of the office staff.
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Meaning 2
Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The project will go on despite the funding issues, and the team is determined to make it work.
- Life goes on, and we must find a way to deal with our loss and move forward.
- After a few setbacks, the researchers decided to go on with their experiment, using a different approach.
- The company will go on, even if the founder decides to step down and retire.
- As the clock strikes midnight, the party will go on, with the music getting louder and the dancing more intense.
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Meaning 3
Continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Please go on with your explanation, I'm interested in hearing more.
- The host urged the guest to go on with the story, even though the time was running out.
- Go on, tell me what happened next, I'm on the edge of my seat.
- He asked her to go on, so she continued describing her dream vacation.
- After a brief pause, she took a deep breath and decided to go on with her speech.
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Meaning 4
Start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The elevator went on with a lurch, stopping at every floor.
- After the rain stopped, all the traffic lights went on again.
- As the conductor nodded, the entire orchestra went on with the symphony.
- The computer fans went on spinning long after the shutdown notification.
- The crowd cheering finally went on as the fireworks began to launch into the night sky
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Meaning 5
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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The performers will go on with the show despite the rain.
- She asked the band to go on playing long after the dance was over.
- The construction workers went on digging throughout the night in order to meet the deadline.
- The company will go on serving its customers with high-quality products.
- After a moment's pause, the speaker decided to go on with the presentation.