1. v. come to pass (view details)
2. v. continue with one’’s activities (view details)
3. v. start running, functioning, or operating (view details)
4. v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (view details)
5. v. continue a certain state, condition, or activity (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) come to pass
Usage Example(s): Nothing occurred that seemed important, The meeting took place off without an incidence, What is happening?
Synonym(s): come about ( what does come about stand for? ), fall out ( what does fall out stand for? ), hap ( what does hap stand for? ), happen ( what does happen stand for? ), occur ( what does occur stand for? ), pass ( what does pass stand for? ), pass off ( what does pass off stand for? ), take place ( what does take place stand for? )
go on is derived from: hap, happening ( what does happening stand for? ), natural event ( what does natural event stand for? ), occurrence ( what does occurrence stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) continue with one’’s activities
Usage Example(s): I know it’’s hard, he continued, but there is no choice, carry on–pretend we are not in the room
Synonym(s): carry on ( what does carry on stand for? ), continue ( what does continue stand for? ), proceed ( what does proceed stand for? )
go on is derived from: continuance ( what does continuance stand for? ), continuation ( what does continuation stand for? ), lengthiness ( what does lengthiness stand for? ), prolongation ( what does prolongation stand for? ), protraction ( what does protraction stand for? )

Meaning 3: (verb) start running, functioning, or operating
Usage Example(s): the computer came up, the lights went on
Synonym(s): come on ( what does come on stand for? ), come up ( what does come up stand for? )
Opposite(s): go off ( what does go off stand for? )

Meaning 4: (verb) move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage Example(s): Time marches on
Synonym(s): advance ( what does advance stand for? ), march on ( what does march on stand for? ), move on ( what does move on stand for? ), pass on ( what does pass on stand for? ), progress ( what does progress stand for? )
Opposite(s): fall back ( what does fall back stand for? ), recede ( what does recede stand for? ), retire ( what does retire stand for? )
go on is derived from: advance, advancement ( what does advancement stand for? ), advancer ( what does advancer stand for? ), forward motion ( what does forward motion stand for? ), onward motion ( what does onward motion stand for? ), procession ( what does procession stand for? ), progress, progression ( what does progression stand for? )

Meaning 5: (verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Usage Example(s): Keep on working!, Keep smiling, We continued to work into the night, We went on working until well past midnight
Synonym(s): continue, go along ( what does go along stand for? ), keep ( what does keep stand for? ), proceed
Opposite(s): discontinue ( what does discontinue stand for? )
go on is derived from: continuance, continuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction

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