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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
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.”
Example Sentences
“We always want to interact with our fans, so every time we go on the stage, we always ask, ‘Can we go down into the crowd?’”
Instead, he said the government would pursue a new target for young people going on to university, further education, or a "gold standard apprenticeship" by the age of 25.
If the answer is no, the war goes on.
All those other women went on to the U.S. national team.
"Despite the atrocities going on there, despite the people going missing, he wants to return back to Syria. He's had enough," Mr Baker added.
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