[go on] vi (15c) 1 a: to continue on or as if on a journey "life goes on" "went on to greater things" b: to keep on: continue "went on smoking" c: proceed "went on to win the election"
2: to take place: happen "what's going on"
3: to talk esp. in an effusive manner "the way people go on about their ancestors --Hamilton Basso"