go on
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go on¹
Where it comes from
Structurally equivalent to go onward.
verb goes on · going on · went on · gone on
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To continue in extent.
The meeting seemed to go on forever.
Similar: endure, abide, aby, astand, go on, lie, prevail, hold on, last, live, persist, remain
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To continue an action.
I think I've said enough now; I'm not sure I should go on.
Similar: keep on, carry on, advance, forthgo, proceed, resume
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To proceed (to do something).
He started the competition badly but went on to win the gold medal.
Similar: carry on, continue, go on, keep on, proceed, roll on, hunker down
- To talk frequently or at great length (about a subject). Near-synonyms: blather, prattle, drone on, rabbit; see also Thesaurus:chatter
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To happen (occur).
What's going on downstairs? What's all that noise down there?
Similar: come to pass, take place, bechance, befall, behap, belimp, betide, betime, beworth, chance, come about, crop up
- To move or proceed so as to become "on" in any of various senses. Bertha's about to finish her song. Who's going on next?
interjection
- Expressing that the speaker can continue speaking without interruption from the listener. Go on! You were saying about those other ones too?
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Expressing surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
A: He asked Fiona to marry him.
B: Go on!
A: It's true, I swear.
Similar: fiddlesticks, go on with you, horsefeathers, pull the other one, applesauce, bender, bollocks, bosh, bugger off, bullcrap, bullcrud, bullfuck
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Expressing encouragement, see come on.
Go on! You can do it!
Similar: attaboy, you go, girl, all right, c'mon, carn, come along, come on, go on, heigh, hon, howay, nice one
- Yes; okay; it's a deal. —So three hundred on the chair then, and can we do two-fifty on the clock? —Go on, then.
go on²
- /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/
Where it comes from
Structurally equivalent to go upon.
verb goes on · going on · went on · gone on
- To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.; to go by. We can't go on what this map says; it's twenty years out of date.
Translations
Every language
verb continue in extent
| Deutsch | weitergehen |
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verb continue an action
| Español | continuar |
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| Português | continuar |
| Français | continuer |
| Deutsch | weitermachen |
| Italiano | continuare |
| Русский | продолжа́ть prodolžátʹ, продо́лжить prodólžitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếp tục |
| עברית | הִמְשִׁיךְ himshích, נִמְשַׁךְ nimshách |
verb talk about a subject frequently or at great length — see also fly off at a tangent
| Español | parlar, parlotear, insistir con, seguir hablando, palabrear |
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| Deutsch | ununterbrochen reden |
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