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go on

verb

to continue or proceed
to happen or take place
there's something peculiar going on here
(of power, water supply, etc) to start running or functioning
(preposition) to mount or board and ride on, esp as a treat
children love to go on donkeys at the seaside
theatre to make an entrance on stage
to act or behave
he goes on as though he's rich
to talk excessively; chatter
to continue talking, esp after a short pause
``When I am Prime Minister,'' he went on, ``we shall abolish taxes.''
(foll by at) to criticize or nag
stop going on at me all the time!
(preposition) to use as a basis for further thought or action
the police had no evidence at all to go on in the murder case
(foll by for) to approach (a time, age, amount, etc)
he's going on for his hundredth birthday
cricket to start to bowl
to take one's turn
(of clothes) to be capable of being put on
(used with a negative) to care for; like
something that is adequate for the present time

interjection

I don't believe what you're saying

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Idioms and Phrases

Happen, take place, as in What's going on here? [Early 1700s]

Continue, as in The show must go on . [Late 1500s]

Keep on doing; also, proceed, as in He went on talking , or She may go on to become a partner . [Second half of 1600s]

Act, behave, especially badly. For example, Don't go on like that; stop kicking the dog . [Second half of 1700s]

Also, go on and on ; run on . Talk volubly, chatter, especially tiresomely. For example, How she does go on! The first usage dates from the mid-1800s; run on appeared in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553): “Yet your tongue can run on.“

An interjection expressing disbelief, surprise, or the like, as in Go on, you must be joking! [Late 1800s]

Approach; see going on .

Use as a starting point or as evidence, as in The investigator doesn't have much to go on in this case . [Mid-1900s]

go on something . Begin something, as in go on line , meaning “start to use a computer,” or go on a binge , meaning “begin to overdo, especially drink or eat too much.”

Related Words

goon go on and on

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