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go on vs go off

go off vs go on

go on and go off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
go on No No Yes No
go off No No Yes No
As verbs, go off is a hyponym of go on; that is, go off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go on:
  • go on: come to pass
  • go off: happen in a particular manner
Other hyponyms of go on include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
go on (verb) go off (verb)
come to pass be discharged or activated
continue talking happen in a particular manner
start running, functioning, or operating burst inward
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense go off or discharge
continue a certain state, condition, or activity stop running, functioning, or operating
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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