Go on Meaning in English
expression
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
GOH-awn
ɡˈəʊ/ /ˈɒn
guh-OHN
التعريف
To continue doing something; to happen; or to tell someone to keep talking. Often used in conversations to encourage someone to continue.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Very common in spoken English. Can mean 'continue' (activity or story), 'happen', or 'encourage someone to keep talking.' Informal; often used as a prompt ('Go on, tell me more!'). Not for formal writing. Don't confuse with 'move on' (change topic or activity).
Spanish: continuar - suceder - seguir (hablando)Portuguese (BR): continuar - acontecer - prosseguir (falando)Portuguese (PT): continuar - acontecer - prosseguir (a falar)Chinese (Simplified): 继续 - 发生 - 说下去Chinese (Traditional): 繼續 - 發生 - 接著說Hindi: जारी रखना - होना - आगे बोलनाArabic: استمر - حدث - تابع (الكلام)Bengali: চালিয়ে যাওয়া - চলা - বলতে থাকাRussian: продолжать - происходить - говорить дальшеJapanese: 続ける - 起こる - 話し続けるVietnamese: tiếp tục - diễn ra - nói tiếp điKorean: 계속하다 - 일어나다 - 말하다Turkish: devam etmek - olmak - anlatmaya devam etmekUrdu: جاری رکھنا - واقع ہونا - بولتے رہناIndonesian: terus - berlangsung - silakan lanjutkan
جمل نموذجية
Please go on with your story.
basic
What is going on here?
basic
The meeting will go on until 5 p.m.
basic
She paused, then said, "Should I go on?"
natural
I don't know what's going on with him these days.
natural
Okay, go on—I'm listening.
natural