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Meaning of go on in English. go on. phrasal verb with go verb uk / ɡəʊ / us / ɡoʊ / present participle going | past tense went | past participle gone. (HAPPEN) Add to word list. B1. to happen: I'm sure we never hear about a lot of what goes on in government. This war has been going on for years. Fewer examples. He likes to know what's going on.
to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time: I wish she'd stop going on about her boyfriend. (TALK AGAIN) to start talking again after stopping for a short time: He paused and then went on with his story. Go on informal. something that you say to encourage someone to do something: Go on, what happened next?
- when a performer goes on, they begin their performance. She doesn't go on until Act 2. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
- (in sport) to join a team as a substitute during a game. Maguire went on in place of Cahill just before half-time.
- when a light, the electricity, etc. goes on, it starts to work. Suddenly all the lights went on. opposite go off (4)
- (of time) to pass. She became more and more talkative as the evening went on.
Synonyms for GO ON: happen, come down, come to pass, be, come about, go down, occur, come; Antonyms of GO ON: brain, genius, intellect, sage, intellectual, wizard, thinker, whiz.
3 days ago · 1. phrasal verb. If you go on doing something, or go on with an activity, you continue to do it. Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year. I'm all right here. Go on with your work. 2. phrasal verb. If something is going on, it is happening. While this conversation was going on, I was listening with earnest attention. 3. phrasal verb.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English go on phrasal verb 1 continue a) to continue doing something or being in a situation go on doing something He went on working until he was 91. with One of the actors was unwell and couldn’t go on with the performance. I can’t go on like this for much longer.
(informal) to talk about someone or something for a long time, especially in a boring or complaining way He went on and on about how poor he was. She does go on sometimes! go on (with something) to continue an activity, especially after a pause or break That's enough for now—let's go on with it tomorrow.
