Definition of "go on"

go on¹

verb
third-person singular simple present goes on, present participle going on, simple past went on, past participle gone on
1. (intransitive) To continue in extent.
2. (intransitive) To continue an action.
  Quotations
  She crept up the stairs [...] On she went, across the landing, from which sprang the tall window, and up the next flight until she reached the top.
  1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, page 84
3. (intransitive) To proceed.
  Quotations
  […] while not a super-goof like some of the female goofs I'd met, she was quite goofy enough to be going on with.
  1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter III
  The kid who starts a business selling candy out of his locker always goes on to be a major sleazeball later in life.
  2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 63
4. (intransitive) To talk frequently or at great length; to talk about (a subject) in that manner.
  Quotations
  "I don't believe you." I shake my head. "How on earth did you remember that? I must have told you years ago." […] "First of all, you go on about it far more than you think you do, […] ."
  2002, Jane Green, Bookends, trade paperback, published 2003, page 67
5. (intransitive) To happen (occur).
  Quotations
  At the time, with the D-Day invasion of Europe going on, their heroism was hardly noticed. Plenty of other heroes were dying elsewhere. Plenty of bigger bits of history were being made.
  2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 1948, page 43
interjection
1. Expressing that the speaker can continue speaking without interruption from the listener.
2. Expressing surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
3. (especially Australia, New Zealand) Expressing encouragement, see come on.
4. (especially Britain) Yes; okay; it's a deal.

go on²

/ˈɡoʊˌɒn/

verb
third-person singular simple present goes on, present participle going on, simple past went on, past participle gone on
1. (transitive) To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.

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