In order to get to town, I decided to go on the bus.
To take place; happen - "didn't know what was going on."To continue "Life must go on."To keep on doing (something) - "Don't go on talking."To proceed - "She went on to become a senator."To talk volubly - "My, you do go on."
If you go on, you continue saying something or talking about something. Meer cleared his throat several times before he went on `Go on,' Chee said. `I'm interested.'
If you say that a period of time goes on, you mean that it passes. Renewable energy will become progressively more important as time goes on. = go by
If an electrical device goes on, it begins operating. A light went on at seven every evening. = come on
If you go on doing something, or go on with an activity, you continue to do it. Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year I'm all right here. Go on with your work I don't want to leave, but I can't go on. = carry on
You say `Go on' to someone to persuade or encourage them to do something. Go on, it's fun
If you go on about something, or in British English go on at someone, you continue talking about the same thing, often in an annoying way. Expectations have been raised with the Government going on about choice and market forces She's always going on at me to have a baby
If you talk about the information you have to go on, you mean the information you have available to base an opinion or judgment on. But you have to go on the facts There's not much to go on
continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
If a process or institution goes on, it continues to happen or exist. The population failed to understand the necessity for the war to go on
If you go on to a place, you go to it from the place that you have reached. He goes on to Holland tomorrow
start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
If you go on to do something, you do it after you have done something else. Alliss retired from golf in 1969 and went on to become a successful broadcaster
come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"