go on

I

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To act]

Syn. execute, behave, conduct; see act 1 , 2 .

2. [To happen]

Syn. occur, come about, take place; see happen 2 .

3. [To persevere]

Syn. persist, continue, bear; see endure 1 .

4. [To approach]

Syn. creep or loom up, near, advance; see approach 2 .

5. [*To talk]

Syn. chatter, converse, speak; see talk 1 .

II

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, hold out, last2, persist, remain, stay1. See CONTINUE. 2. To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: carry on, hang on, keep on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going, keep it up. See CONTINUE. 3. Informal. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal: spiel. Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See WORDS. II verb See go.