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go on

verb

1 go on

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.

synonyms: continue, go along, keep, proceed.

Roget 143: continue, persist; go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on; abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course; carry on, ... show more

Roget 106: continue last endure, go on, remain, persist; intervene; elapse etc. 109; hold out.    take time, take up time, fill time, occupy time.    pass time, ... show more

Dutch: houden

2 go on

Come to pass.

synonyms: come about, fall out, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

Dutch: tot stand komen, plaatshebben, plaatsvinden, gebeuren, overstag gaan, doorgaan

3 go on

Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.

synonyms: advance, march on, move on, pass on, progress.

Roget 282: advance; proceed, progress; get on, get along, get over the ground; gain ground; forge ahead; jog on, rub on, wag on; go with the stream; keep one's course, hold on one's course; ... show more

Dutch: voortschrijden

4 go on

Continue talking.

synonyms: carry on, continue, proceed.

5 go on

Start running, functioning, or operating.

synonyms: come on, come up.

Dutch: aangaan, gaan


Moby thesaurus: abide, acquit, act, advance, assault, attack, babble, barbarize, batter, be getting along, be livid, be pissed, be so, be such, bear, behave, bide, blab, blabber, blather ... show more.

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