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Definition of Go on
1. Verb. Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. "They go on moving "; "We went on working until well past midnight"
Exact synonyms: Continue, Go Along, Keep, Proceed
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Related verbs: Bear On, Carry On, Continue, Preserve, Uphold, Continue
Specialized synonyms: Hold, Keep Going, Run On, Ride
Derivative terms: Continuance, Continuation, Continuation
Antonyms: Discontinue
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Related verbs: Bear On, Carry On, Continue, Preserve, Uphold, Continue
Specialized synonyms: Hold, Keep Going, Run On, Ride
Derivative terms: Continuance, Continuation, Continuation
Antonyms: Discontinue
2. Verb. Come to pass. "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Exact synonyms: Come About, Fall Out, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Specialized synonyms: Break, Develop, Recrudesce, Arise, Come Up, Result, Intervene, Transpire, Give, Operate, Supervene, Go, Proceed, Come, Fall, Anticipate, Develop, Recur, Repeat, Come Off, Go Off, Go Over, Come Around, Roll Around, Happen, Materialise, Materialize, Bechance, Befall, Happen, Bechance, Befall, Betide, Coincide, Concur, Backfire, Backlash, Recoil, Chance, Break, Fall, Shine, Strike, Turn Out, Contemporise, Contemporize, Synchronise, Synchronize
Derivative terms: Hap, Happening
Specialized synonyms: Break, Develop, Recrudesce, Arise, Come Up, Result, Intervene, Transpire, Give, Operate, Supervene, Go, Proceed, Come, Fall, Anticipate, Develop, Recur, Repeat, Come Off, Go Off, Go Over, Come Around, Roll Around, Happen, Materialise, Materialize, Bechance, Befall, Happen, Bechance, Befall, Betide, Coincide, Concur, Backfire, Backlash, Recoil, Chance, Break, Fall, Shine, Strike, Turn Out, Contemporise, Contemporize, Synchronise, Synchronize
Derivative terms: Hap, Happening
3. Verb. Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense. "The water go ons "; "Time marches on"
Exact synonyms: Advance, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Forge, Penetrate, Creep Up, Sneak Up, Encroach, Impinge, Infringe, Plough On, Press On, Push On, String, String Along, Overhaul, Overtake, Pass, Close In, Draw In, Edge, Inch, Rachet Up, Ratchet, Ratchet Down, Elapse, Glide By, Go Along, Go By, Lapse, Pass, Slide By, Slip Away, Slip By
Derivative terms: Advance, Advance, Advancement, Advancer, Progress, Progress, Progression
Antonyms: Recede
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Forge, Penetrate, Creep Up, Sneak Up, Encroach, Impinge, Infringe, Plough On, Press On, Push On, String, String Along, Overhaul, Overtake, Pass, Close In, Draw In, Edge, Inch, Rachet Up, Ratchet, Ratchet Down, Elapse, Glide By, Go Along, Go By, Lapse, Pass, Slide By, Slip Away, Slip By
Derivative terms: Advance, Advance, Advancement, Advancer, Progress, Progress, Progression
Antonyms: Recede
4. Verb. Continue talking. "Carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
Exact synonyms: Carry On, Continue, Proceed
Specialized synonyms: Segue, Jog, Ramble, Ramble On
Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk
Derivative terms: Continuation, Continuation
Specialized synonyms: Segue, Jog, Ramble, Ramble On
Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk
Derivative terms: Continuation, Continuation
5. Verb. Start running, functioning, or operating. "The computer came up"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Go On
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