Definition: follow a certain course
Usage: The inauguration went well; how did your interview go?
Similar words: 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
Synonyms: 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
Definition: exchange thoughts; talk with
Usage: We often talk business; Actions talk louder than words
Synonyms: continue, proceed, go forward
Definition: move ahead; travel onward in time or space
Usage: We proceeded towards Washington; She continued in the direction of the hills; We are moving ahead in time now
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Definition: follow a procedure or take a course
Usage: We should go farther in this matter; She went through a lot of trouble; go about the world in a certain manner; Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
Synonyms: 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
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel