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go on

Definition 1 (verb)

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

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How long this is going on?
Love Affair
Lesson 6
I got to go on. I got to get to the telegraph station.
Angel and the Badman
Lesson 1
He couldn't go on, nor could you.
Angel and the Badman
Lesson 1
How long you expect her to go on paying off?
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 10
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Definition 2 (verb)

come to pass

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I'd sure like to know what's going on in there.
The Amazing Mr. X
Lesson 6
Look, don't you know what's going on out there? This is no Sunday school picnic.
Night of the Living Dead
Lesson 3
It seems a lot has been going on that I know nothing about!
Love Affair
Lesson 3
If you promise to keep an eye on what goes on in there.
The Wasp Woman
Lesson 3
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Definition 3 (verb)

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

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You see, you don't need me. Now, go on.
Love Affair
Lesson 7

Definition 4 (verb)

start running, functioning, or operating

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Tell her that the lights of Paris go on tonight for the first time since the war began.
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Lesson 2