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go on

/ go on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
start running, functioning, or operating
"the lights went on"
"the computer came up"
Opposites:
go off
Type of:
start go get going
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
continue with one''s activities
"I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
Type of:
talk speak
Kinds of:
segue ramble on ramble jog
Derived:
lengthiness prolongation continuation protraction continuance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
verb Sense 3
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
"Keep on working!"
"We continued to work into the night"
"Keep smiling"
"We went on working until well past midnight"
Opposites:
discontinue
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
hold run on keep going ride
Derived:
lengthiness prolongation continuation protraction continuance
Verb group:
continue uphold carry on bear on preserve
Usage Patterns:
Frame 33
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
come to pass
"What is happening?"
"The meeting took place off without an incidence"
"Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Kinds of:
break recrudesce develop arise come up
Derived:
hap happening occurrence natural event
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Frame 34
verb Sense 5
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on"
Opposites:
recede fall back retire
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
forge penetrate creep up sneak up encroach
Derived:
progress progression procession advance advancement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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start go get going go off talk speak segue ramble on ramble jog act move