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weitergehen

to walk on, to continue on foot

verb VY-ter-geh-en Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to move on, to proceed

Usage Note

Weitergehen means to keep walking or to continue forward. Separable: geht … weiter. It is one of the most natural directions verbs and is used both literally (Gehen Sie weiter geradeaus) and figuratively (Das Leben geht weiter).

Examples

"Gehen Sie hier weiter, bis Sie das Rathaus auf der linken Seite sehen."

Natural Translation

Continue walking here until you see the town hall on the left.

Literal Translation

Walk on here until you see the town hall on the left side.

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