Meaning

7 senses
  1. (intransitive)To continue in extent.

    The meeting seemed to go on forever.

    This road goes on for another twenty miles.

    weitergehen

    continue talking

  2. (intransitive)To continue an action.

    I think I've said enough now; I'm not sure I should go on.

    He went on walking even when the policeman told him to stop.

    weitermachen

    продолжа́тьprodolžátʹ, продо́лжитьprodólžitʹ

    продо́вжуватиprodóvžuvaty, продо́вжитиprodóvžyty

    continue a certain state, condition, or activity

  3. (intransitive)To proceed (to do something).

    He started the competition badly but went on to win the gold medal.

    "Do you want to hear a joke?" — "Oh, all right, go on then."

  4. (intransitive)To talk frequently or at great length (about a subject).

    Near-synonyms: blather, prattle, drone on, rabbit; see also Thesaurus:chatter

    Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday?

    ununterbrochen reden

  5. (intransitive)To happen (occur).

    What's going on downstairs? What's all that noise down there?

    I really don't want to know what goes on between you and your boyfriend behind closed doors.

    passieren, los sein

    происходи́тьproisxodítʹ

    відбува́тисяvidbuvátysja, робитисяrobytysja

  6. (intransitive)To move or proceed so as to become "on" in any of various senses.

    Bertha's about to finish her song. Who's going on next?

    Smith went on for Jones at left back after Jones got injured.

  7. (transitive)To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.; to go by.

    We can't go on what this map says; it's twenty years out of date.

    I didn't make a decision because I didn't have anything to go on.

Examples

4487 sentences
  1. Where are you going on vacation?

    Куди ти поїдеш у відпустку?

    ruКуда ты поедешь в отпуск?

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  2. Tom goes to school on foot.

    Том ходить до школи пішки.

    ruТом ходит в школу пешком.

    deTom geht zu Fuß zur Schule.

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  3. I often go downtown on Sunday.

    У неділю я часто ходжу до центру міста.

    ruПо воскресеньям я часто иду в центр города.

    deIch fahre sonntags oft in die Stadt.

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  4. I go to church on Sunday.

    Я ходжу до церкви у неділю.

    deIch gehe sonntags in die Kirche.

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  5. I go to school on foot.

    Я ходжу до школи пішки.

    deIch gehe zu Fuß zur Schule.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
continue an action:
happen:
Русский
By meaning 2
continue an action:
happen:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
continue in extent:
continue an action:
talk about a subject frequently or at great length — see also fly off at a tangent:
happen:

Origin

Structurally equivalent to go onward. Structurally equivalent to go upon.

Structurally equivalent to go onward.

Structurally equivalent to go upon.

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Forms

goes on, going on, went on, gone on
Base formgo on · to go on
3rd person singulargoes on
Present participlegoing on
Past simplewent on
Past participlegone on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo on
he, she, itgoes on

Past simpleLesson

all personswent on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone on
he, she, ithas gone on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go on

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

59 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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