intransitive verb
1.
a. : to continue with or as if with a journey
went on by train after the plane was grounded
b. : to continue in or as if in a course of action
despite the heat he went on with his work
2. obsolete : to engage in a military attack
the sergeant in going on was shot through the body — Fynes Moryson
3.
a. : to proceed by or as if by a logical step
after discoursing at some length on pronunciation, the professor goes on to vocabulary — Nancy Mitford
b. of time : pass
new art forms developed as the century went on
4. : to take place : happen , occur
learn what is going on elsewhere — Bernard DeVoto
5.
a. : to get along : fare , manage
wondered if he could go on alone after his partner's death
b. : to deport oneself : act , behave
we plagued and went on with him shamefully — Emily Brontë
6. : to be capable of being put on
washed her gloves and found that they wouldn't go on
7.
a. : to talk especially in an effusive manner
the way people go on about their ancestors — Hamilton Basso
b. : rail , storm
didn't you hear the canon going on at her this morning? — Margaret Kennedy
8.
a. : to come into operation, action, or production
the lights went on an hour after the storm had ended
b. : to appear on the stage
the callboy knocked five minutes before the actor was to go on
c. : to begin bowling in cricket
a good time for a slow left-hander to go on
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