recur vs go on

recur and go on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recur	No	No	Yes	No
go on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go on is a hypernym of recur; that is, go on is a word with a broader meaning than recur:

Other hypernyms of recur include come about, fall out, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

recur (verb)	go on (verb)
happen or occur again	come to pass
return in thought or speech to something	continue talking
have recourse to	start running, functioning, or operating
	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	continue a certain state, condition, or activity