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go on by

go on by verb: to continue with normal business; to go about one's day; to ignore potential distractions and continue with the task at hand.

Verb

go on by (third-person singular simple present goes on by, present participle going on by, simple past went on by, past participle gone on by)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To continue with normal business; to go about one's day; to ignore potential distractions and continue with the task at hand.

Forms of go on by

third-person singular presentgoes on by
present participlegoing on by
pastwent on by
past participlegone on by

Questions about go on by

What does go on by mean?
Go on by means to continue with normal business; to go about one's day; to ignore potential distractions and continue with the task at hand.
What part of speech is go on by?
Go on by is a verb.
What is the past tense of go on by?
The past tense of go on by is went on by.

Words near go on by in the dictionary

  1. go off the handle
  2. go off the res
  3. go off the reservation
  4. go off the rez
  5. go on
  6. go on by
  7. go on fire
  8. go on holiday
  9. go on one's merry way
  10. go on record
  11. go on strike

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