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- verb Used other than as an idiom: see
go ,on . - verb To
continue inextent . - verb To continue an
action . - verb To
proceed . - verb To
talk about a subjectfrequently orat great length . - verb this sense?) To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
- verb To
happen (occur ). - interjection Expresses surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb start running, functioning, or operating
- verb continue talking
- verb come to pass
- verb move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- verb continue a certain state, condition, or activity
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synonyms (293)
Words with the same meaning
- abide
- acquit
- act
- advance
- assault
- attack
- babble
- barbarize
- batter
- be getting along
- be livid
- be pissed
- be so
- be such
- bear
- behave
- bide
- blab
- blabber
- blather
- blether
- bluster
- boil
- browned off
- brutalize
- burn
- butcher
- buzz off
- carry
- carry on
- cease not
- chafe
- chat
- chatter
- clack
- clatter
- clear
- clear the hurdle
- come along
- come away
- come on
- come out
- come through
- comport
- conduct
- continue
- continue to be
- contrive
- cover ground
- crawl
- creep
- cut the mustard
- cut up
- cut up rough
- defeat time
- defy time
- demean
- depart
- deport
- destroy
- dither
- do
- drag
- drag along
- drag on
- dwell
- elapse
- endure
- engineer
- exist
- exit
- expire
- extend
- fare
- flit
- flow
- flow on
- fly
- fret
- fume
- gab
- gabble
- gain ground
- gang along
- gas
- gather head
- gather way
- get ahead
- get along
- get away
- get by
- get off
- get on
- get under way
- gibber
- gibble-gabble
- glide
- go
- go ahead
- go along
- go away
- go by
- go fast
- go forward
- go off
- go on with
- gossip
- gush
- hack it
- hammer
- hang in
- hang on
- hang tough
- have a conniption
- haver
- hell around
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- hold steady
- horse around
- jabber
- jaw
- jog on
- keep
- keep at
- keep at it
- keep driving
- keep going
- keep on
- keep trying
- keep up
- lapse
- last
- last long
- last out
- lay waste
- leave
- linger
- linger on
- live
- live on
- live through
- loot
- maffick
- maintain
- make good time
- make head against
- make headway
- make it
- make out
- make progress
- make progress against
- make strides
- make the grade
- make up leeway
- manage
- manage somehow
- march off
- maul
- misbehave
- mosey
- move
- move away
- move forward
- move off
- move out
- muddle through
- mug
- natter
- negotiate
- never cease
- never say die
- not accept compromise
- palaver
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass on
- patter
- perdure
- perennate
- persevere
- persist
- pillage
- pissed off
- pour forth
- prate
- prattle
- press on
- prevail
- proceed
- progress
- pull out
- put over
- put through
- quit
- rage
- raise Cain
- raise hell
- raise sand
- raise the deuce
- raise the devil
- raise the roof
- ramble on
- ramp
- rampage
- rant
- rant and rave
- rape
- rattle
- rattle on
- rave
- reel off
- remain
- riot
- roar
- roll
- roll on
- roughhouse
- ruin
- run
- run its course
- run on
- run out
- sack
- sashay
- sashay off
- savage
- scrape along
- see it through
- seethe
- shape up
- simmer
- sizzle
- slaughter
- slide
- slip
- slog on
- smoke
- smolder
- sow chaos
- spout
- spout off
- stack up
- stagger along
- stagger on
- stand
- stay
- stay on
- stem
- step forward
- stew
- stick it out
- stick to it
- storm
- subsist
- succeed in
- survive
- sustain
- swing
- swing the deal
- take flight
- take on
- take wing
- talk away
- talk nonsense
- talk on
- tarry
- tear
- tear around
- terrorize
- throw a fit
- tide over
- tittle-tattle
- toddle along
- travel
- turn out
- twaddle
- twattle
- up and go
- vandalize
- violate
- waffle
- wear
- wear on
- wear well
- whoop it up
- wing it
- worry along
- wreck
- yak
- yakkety-yak
hyponyms (42)
Words more specific or concrete
- anticipate
- arise
- backfire
- backlash
- bechance
- befall
- betide
- break
- chance
- coincide
- come
- come around
- come off
- come up
- concur
- contemporise
- contemporize
- develop
- fall
- give
- go
- go off
- go over
- happen
- intervene
- materialise
- materialize
- operate
- proceed
- recoil
- recrudesce
- recur
- repeat
- result
- roll around
- shine
- strike
- supervene
- synchronise
- synchronize
- transpire
- turn-out
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