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Go on Common

Go on has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Intj

Definitions
Verb
1

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

come to pass

"What is happening?"

"The meeting took place off without an incidence"

"Nothing occurred that seemed important"

3

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

"Time marches on"

4

continue talking

"`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"

"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

5

start running, functioning, or operating

"the lights went on"

"the computer came up"

6

To continue in extent.

Intj
1

Expressing that the speaker can continue speaking without interruption from the listener.

Example Sentences
"Keep on working!" verb
"We continued to work into the night" verb
"Keep smiling" verb
"We went on working until well past midnight" verb
"What is happening?" verb
"The meeting took place off without an incidence" verb
"Nothing occurred that seemed important" verb
"Time marches on" verb
"`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'" verb
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
discontinue pull back go off
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
act travel talk start
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hold run on ride break arise result intervene transpire give supervene proceed come fall anticipate develop recur go off come around happen befall concur backfire chance turn out synchronize forge penetrate creep up encroach press on string pass close in edge ratchet elapse segue ramble on
Rhyming Words
in on pin on let on not on hop on man on run on tie on mid on put on set on try on sit on bet on get on yak on fly on hot on act on pee on
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