go on

• فعل مركّب يُستخدم للدلالة على استمرار فعل أو عملية أو حدث، أو على حدوث شيء ما ومضيّه في الزمن.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of continuing an action, proceeding, or happening.

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1. informal

   To continue doing something or to proceed.

   يستمر

   • Please go on with your story.
   • The meeting went on for two hours.
   • She went on talking despite the interruption.

   المرادفاتadvancecarry oncontinuekeep goingkeep onmove onpersistpress onproceed

   الأضدادceasediscontinueendfinishhaltpausequitstop

2. Happen or Occurinformal

   To take place or happen.

   يحدث

   • What's going on here?
   • A lot of changes are going on at the company.
   • I don't know what went on while I was away.

   المرادفاتarisecome abouthappenoccurtake placetranspire

3. Start an activityinformal

   To begin an action or journey.

   البدء بفعل

   • They went on a trip to the mountains.
   • She went on a diet after the holidays.
   • He went on a long walk to clear his mind.

   المرادفاتbegincommenceembark onset offset outstart

   الأضدادceaseendhaltquitstop

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