go on = approach (age, time)

go = approach (age, time) _OED_ go v 84 k going on for 'approaching (a certain age or period' 1848 _DAE_ O Sup� go on - to approach a specified age. (1876- ) Withdraw? [check] Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Handwritten. Head used, but not in this sense.

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28745
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Summary:go = approach (age, time) _OED_ go v 84 k going on for 'approaching (a certain age or period' 1848 _DAE_ O Sup� go on - to approach a specified age. (1876- ) Withdraw? [check] Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Handwritten. Head used, but not in this sense.

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