almost a particular age, time, or amount
if something such as a light or an electricity supply goes on, it starts working or becomes available
if time goes on, it passes
to base an opinion or decision on something
to continue happening or doing something as before
to decide to appear on television/radio in order to say something
to do something after doing something else
to go to a place before someone else who you are with
to go to another place after going somewhere
to happen
to start doing a particular activity or being in a particular state
to start taking a particular medicine or drug
to start talking again after a pause or interruption
to talk so much that people become bored or annoyed
to walk onto a sports field in order to replace a member of your team
to walk onto a stage to begin your part in a performance
used for encouraging someone to do something
used for saying that you do not believe what someone is telling you
After Moscow, we went on to St Petersburg for a couple of days.
Burton smiled and went on with his work.
Go on! She didn’t really say that.
Go on, try it – it’s really good.
He encouraged her to go on with her story.
He needs to go on stronger medication.
He went on and on about (=talked for a long time) me being late for work again.
I don’t go on until the final act.
I heard the TV go on in the next room.
I really must go on a diet!
I wonder what’s going on next door – they’re making a lot of noise.
It will go on sale this summer.
Owen went on in the 75th minute.
Please go on – I didn’t mean to interrupt you.
She can’t go on pretending that everything is fine when it clearly isn’t.
She tends to go on about how clever her children are.
Since there were no witnesses, the police had little to go on.
The President went on television to appeal for calm.
The meeting went on a lot longer than I expected.
They eventually went on to win the championship.
Tina is six, going on seven.
We can’t go on like this any more. Things have got to change.
We’re going on holiday next week.
When you finish the first section of the test, go on to the next.
Why don’t you go on without me?
Workers voted by a large majority to go on strike.
You do go on, don’t you?
‘Don’t you look nice!’ ‘Oh, go on with you!’
go on
goes on
going on
went on
gone on
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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