go on

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of GO ON

to take place <what in the world is going on in there?>

Synonyms be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go on, hap, occur, pass, transpire

Related Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up); intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point <my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains>

Synonyms blather (on), go on, maunder, rattle, run on

Related Words deviate, digress, stray, wander; sidetrack; blab, blabber, blither, bumble, burble, chat, chatter, drivel, drool, gab, gabble, gibber, jabber, patter, prate, prattle, waffle

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