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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity;
- Example: "Keep on working!"
- Example: "We continued to work into the night"
- Example: "Keep smiling"
- Example: "We went on working until well past midnight"
[syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep]

2. come to pass;
- Example: "What is happening?"
- Example: "The meeting took place off without an incidence"
- Example: "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
[syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]

3. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense;
- Example: "Time marches on"
[syn: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on]

4. continue talking;
- Example: "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice";
- Example: "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
[syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]

5. start running, functioning, or operating;
- Example: "the lights went on"
- Example: "the computer came up"
[syn: go on, come up, come on]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

go on
    v 1: 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"
         [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep]
         [ant: discontinue]
    2: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
       off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
       important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off,
       occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]
    3: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
       on" [syn: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march
       on, go on] [ant: draw back, move back, pull away,
       pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw]
    4: continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but
       there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the
       room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]
    5: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went
       on"; "the computer came up" [syn: go on, come up, come
       on] [ant: go off]