Betydning av go on På norsk

• 0 (of time) to pass -- gå

  • As the day went on, she felt worse. Hun følte seg verre etterhvert som dagen gikk.

• 1 used to encourage sb -- komme igjen

  • Go on – you can do it! Kom igjen – du kan klare det!

• 2 to talk about sth for too long so that it becomes boring -- mase

  • She went on and on about how sorry she was. Hun maste fælt om hvor lei seg hun var.

• 3 to use as a reason or evidence -- basere seg på

  • There were a few clues, but they weren’t much to go on. Det fantes noen holdepunkter, men de var ikke mye å basere seg på.

• 4 to continue -- fortsette, bli ved, gå videre

  • Go on reading – I won’t disturb you.

• 5 to talk a great deal, usually too much -- snakke i senk

  • She goes on and on about her health.

• 6 to happen -- foregå, være på ferde

  • What is going on here?

• 7 to base one’s investigations etc on -- ha som holdepunkt

  • The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.