go on

VERB
  1. continue talking
    `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'
    carry on--pretend we are not in the room
  2. come to pass
    Nothing occurred that seemed important
    What is happening?
    The meeting took place off without an incidence
  3. continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    Keep smiling
    We went on working until well past midnight
    Keep on working!
    We continued to work into the night
  4. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    Time marches on
  5. start running, functioning, or operating
    the lights went on
    the computer came up
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How To Use go on In A Sentence

  • Following that, you will need a level 3 (‘A’ level equivalent) in numeracy & literacy. and go on to achieve a level 4 teaching qualification. How To Get Into Teaching Literacy And Numeracy.? « Teaching Literacy « Literacy Help « Literacy News
  • Hamed will go on a publicity tour around the States next week before entering training camp on February 16.
  • The soldier bargained that he should not have to go on guard on Sundays.
  • He'd come up with some charming excuse: he'd left his long filbert brush, he couldn't go on without it.
  • You may go on strict diets and exercise obsessively. PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Every protestation that she should go on this outing was clearly a plea for her to stay and resist the invitation.
  • But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely.
  • What, so he can go on tour with you? Times, Sunday Times
  • We should go on to the next item for time is short.
  • Homeowners with more space and money could go one step farther with a walk-in closet. Times, Sunday Times
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