go on
verb
- to continue, be perpetuated
- continue speaking
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/
intj
Etymology: Structurally equivalent to go onward.
- Expressing that the speaker can continue speaking without interruption from the listener.
“Go on! You were saying about those other ones too?”
- Expressing surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
“A: He asked Fiona to marry him. B: Go on! A: It's true, I swear.”
- Expressing encouragement, see come on.
“Go on! You can do it!”
- Yes; okay; it's a deal.
“—So three hundred on the chair then, and can we do two-fifty on the clock? —Go on, then.”
verb
Etymology: Structurally equivalent to go upon.
- To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.; to go by.
“We can't go on what this map says; it's twenty years out of date.”
“I didn't make a decision because I didn't have anything to go on.”