go on
phrasal verb.to continue doing something or to happen.
phrasal verb.to continue an action or state; to occur or take place. Often used as a continuative aspectual marker or to describe events in progress.
“Please go on with your story.”
“The meeting went on for three hours because there were so many problems to discuss.”
“While the investigation into the financial discrepancy was going on, the CEO refused to make any public statements regarding the company's future.”
often followed by 'with' plus a noun or by a gerund (verb + -ing).
contrast with 'keep on' (which emphasizes repetition) and 'continue' (which is more formal); use 'What's going on?' to teach the 'happen' sense.
when 'go on' means to continue an activity, it must be followed by a gerund or 'with + noun'.
Structurally equivalent to go onward.
Structurally equivalent to go upon.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.