What does Go On Mean?
Definition as Verb
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- come to pass
- continue talking
- start running, functioning, or operating
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Examples
- "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
- "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
- "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
- "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"