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Definitions

go on

VERB
continue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conduct endure go ahead happen hold on last occur persist proceed stay take place
WEAK
act advance bear behave carry on come about comport deport execute hang on keep on persevere ramble
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease discontinue halt leave stop

Example Sentences

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"We had to go on a rescue mission and get as many fossils out as possible, and we got a lot of them," Viñola Lopez said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

PayPal’s founders and early employees, dubbed the “PayPal Mafia” by Fortune magazine in a 2007 story, would go on to invest or build successful Silicon Valley companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The current surge in healthcare hiring can’t go on forever.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

But the wait will go on for at least four more years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

She told Papa that he could stay there if he wanted to, she’d just take Daisy and me and go on by herself.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.