'GO ON' Phrasal Verb

Definition of Go on phrasal verb

Go on: Continue
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: He WENT ON and ON talking and I was so bored.

Happen
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: There are loads of people out in the street; what's GOING ON?

Start doing or taking something
(Inseparable | International English)

» Example: She WENT ON the pill when she met him.

Be guided
(Inseparable | International English)

» Example: The investigators have no clues to GO ON.

Be nearly a certain period of time
(Inseparable | International English)

» Example: It's GOING ON ten years since we met.

Progress
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: They asked me how the project was GOING ON.

Spend money
(Inseparable | International English)

» Example: Most of my salary GOES ON my mortgage repayments.

Start working (electric/electronic equipment)
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: The alarm GOES ON when you close the front door.