Main entry: come about, take place, go on, hap, happen, fall out, pass, pass off, occur
Definition: come to pass
Usage: What is happening?; The meeting took place off without an incidence; Nothing occurred that seemed important
Main entry: carry on, go on, continue, proceed
Definition: continue talking
Usage: I know it's hard, he continued, but there is no choice; carry on--pretend we are not in the room
Main entry: come on, come up, go on
Definition: start running, functioning, or operating
Usage: the lights went on; the computer came up
Main entry: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on
Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage: Time marches on
Main entry: proceed, continue, keep, go along, go on
Definition: continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Usage: Keep on working!; We continued to work into the night; Keep smiling; We went on working until well past midnight