go on
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Keep on working!
Types & categories
- act hypernym
- hold hyponym
- keep going hyponym
- ride hyponym
Related & opposite
- discontinue antonym
- continuance derivation
- protraction derivation
- preserve verb group
- continue verb group
Sense 2 verb
come to pass
What is happening?
Types & categories
- recrudesce hyponym
- come up hyponym
- result hyponym
- intervene hyponym
- transpire hyponym
- give hyponym
- operate hyponym
- supervene hyponym
- proceed hyponym
- come hyponym
- fall hyponym
- anticipate hyponym
- develop hyponym
- recur hyponym
- go over hyponym
- roll around hyponym
- materialize hyponym
- happen hyponym
- befall hyponym
- concur hyponym
- backfire hyponym
- chance hyponym
- break hyponym
- strike hyponym
- turn out hyponym
- synchronise hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Time marches on
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- retreat antonym
- forward motion derivation
- advance derivation
- advancer derivation
Sense 4 verb
continue talking
I know it's hard,
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- continuance derivation
- protraction derivation
Sense 5 verb
start running, functioning, or operating
the lights went on
Types & categories
- get going hypernym
Related & opposite
- go off antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | discontinue |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | continue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | keep going |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ride |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | happening |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hap |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | recrudesce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | come up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | result |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | intervene |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | transpire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | give |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | operate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | supervene |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | proceed |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | come |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | anticipate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | develop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | recur |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | go over |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll around |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | materialize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | happen |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | befall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | concur |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | backfire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | break |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | synchronise |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | retreat |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | forward motion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | advance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | advancer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | forge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | penetrate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | creep up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | encroach |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | press on |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | string along |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overhaul |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | close in |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | edge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ratchet |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | go by |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | talk |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | segue |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | jog |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | go off |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | get going |