Meaning & use

go on

phrase·Everyday

To continue happening, doing, or talking, especially without stopping or being interrupted.

See it in a sentence

The meeting went on for three hours longer than anyone had expected.

Please go on with your story; I want to hear how it ends.

A note on using this word

Go on can also express disbelief or encouragement in speech, as in 'Go on, you're joking!' or 'Go on, try it.'

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

stop

Another way to use it

2. phrase

Used to encourage or urge someone to do something.

Go on, ask her to dance before the song ends.

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