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goes on

goes on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go on.

Meaning of go on

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To continue in extent.
    • The meeting seemed to go on forever.
  2. (intransitive) To continue an action.
    • I think I've said enough now; I'm not sure I should go on.
  3. (intransitive) To proceed (to do something).
    • He started the competition badly but went on to win the gold medal.
  4. (intransitive) To talk frequently or at great length (about a subject).
    • Near-synonyms: blather, prattle, drone on, rabbit; see also Thesaurus:chatter
  5. (intransitive, progressive aspect) To happen (occur).
    • What's going on downstairs? What's all that noise down there?
    Synonyms:
    come to pass, take place, bechance, befall, behap, belimp, betide, betime, beworth, chance
  6. (intransitive) To move or proceed so as to become "on" in any of various senses.
    • Bertha's about to finish her song. Who's going on next?

See all 11 meanings of go on

Questions about goes on

What is goes on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go on.

Words near goes on in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: goes on (page history and authors); go on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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