phrasal verb · neutral
go on
UK/ɡəʊ ɒn/US/ɡoʊ ɑn/go·ON
speakingtask2
1) to continue; 2) (informal) to happen or to ask what is happening
Examples
“After a short break he went on with the presentation.”
“What's going on in that room?”
“The meeting went on for three hours.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite the interruptions, she went on to outline the main findings with remarkable clarity.”
Collocations
- go on + doing something
- what's going on
- go on for + time period
Word family
go on verbgoes on verbgoing on verbwent on verb (past)gone on past participle
Common mistakes
I will continue on studying tonight.→I will continue studying tonight.
What is going?→What is going on?
Say it for a higher band
5continue→6carry on→7+go on
Synonyms
continue
carry on
Easily confused
carry on
“Please carry on with your answer while I make a note.”
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