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to move to the next thing or stage: [ + to infinitive ] She admitted her company's responsibility for the disaster and went on to explain how compensation would be paid to the victims. go on to What proportion of people who are HIV-positive go on to develop (= later develop) AIDS? More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of go on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
go on. 1. verb To physically climb or otherwise move onto something. Someone will have to go on the roof to clean those gutters. I'm sorry, you want me to go on that winding mountain road? No way! We're going to go on the ferris wheel. Will you guys wait here for us? 2. verb To continue for a tedious or exasperating length of time.
to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time: I wish she'd stop going on about her boyfriend. (TALK AGAIN) to start talking again after stopping for a short time: He paused and then went on with his story. Go on informal. something that you say to encourage someone to do something: Go on, what happened next?
go on meaning, definition, what is go on: to continue doing something or being in ...: Learn more.
to continue or proceed. 2. to happen or take place. there's something peculiar going on here. 3. (of power, a water supply, etc) to start to be available, running, or functioning. 4. (preposition) to mount or board and ride on, esp as a treat. children love to go on donkeys at the seaside.
