Go On
(phrasal verb)
= 1) continue
Ex: I’m sorry for interrupting our conversation, please “go on” with what you were talking about before.
Ex: It’s been raining for 10 straight days. I wonder how long this will keep “going on.”
Ex: The man’s speech “went on” for another 3 hours before I got tired and left.
= 2) happen, take place
Ex: What “goes on” at their meetings? (what happens)
Ex: What’s going on? (what’s happening, how are you)
Ex: My mom knows what “went on” here while she was on vacation. (what took place)
