go on to do something
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Meaning · English
Continue to the next activity or task
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
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Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: proceed to perform an action
Register: neutral
Examples
After graduating, she went on to do a master's degree
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “go on to do something” mean?
Continue to the next activity or task Literally: proceed to perform an action
Is “go on to do something” formal or informal?
go on to do something is generally neutral.