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weitergehen

go on

Meaning of weitergehen

Deutsch

nicht aufhören, sondern noch länger dauern

English

to continue happening or doing something

go on

Pronunciation

German
/ˈvaɪtɐˌɡeːən/

weitergehen with English translation

weitergehen usage examples

🇩🇪German→🇬🇧English

Das Leben geht weiter.

Life goes on.

🇩🇪German→🇬🇧English

Die Party geht bis Mitternacht weiter.

The party goes on until midnight.

weitergehen synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between weitergehen, fortfahren, weitermachen, sich fortsetzen, weiterführen, andauern, losgehen, and vorangehen

fortfahren
🇩🇪German

A neutral, fairly formal way to say 'to continue', often used for actions, speech, or a process.

A2often
W
🇩🇪German
weitermachen

A very common, everyday way to say 'to keep doing something' or 'continue', often about work, study, or an activity.

A2very often
S
🇩🇪German
sich fortsetzen

Used when something continues by itself, with emphasis on the process rather than a person doing it; common for events or conditions.

A2often
W
🇩🇪German
weiterführen

Means 'to continue and carry on', often used for a conversation, task, project, or work that has already started.

A2often
A
🇩🇪German
andauern

Means 'to go on' or 'to last'; it emphasizes the length of a process or state.

A2often

Advanced: broader words

L
🇩🇪German
losgehen

Means 'to start' or 'to set off'; closer to the beginning of something than to continuing it.

A2often
V
🇩🇪German
vorangehen

Means 'to go ahead' or 'to make progress'; often about movement or development, not just continuing.

A2rare word
A
🇩🇪German
anhalten

Usually means 'to stop'; it is often the opposite of continuing, though in some fixed uses it can mean 'to last'.

A2very often
A
🇩🇪German
abbrechen

Means 'to break off' or 'to cancel'; it stops something before it is finished.

A2very often

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Questions about this word

What does weitergehen mean?

to continue happening or doing something

How do you pronounce weitergehen?

weitergehen is pronounced [ˈvaɪtɐˌɡeːən].

How is weitergehen used in a sentence?

Life goes on. Translation: Das Leben geht weiter.

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