"go on one's merry way" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes on one's merry way [present, singular, third-person], going on one's merry way [participle, present], went on one's merry way [past], gone on one's merry way [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> on one's merry way}} go on one's merry way (third-person singular simple present goes on one's merry way, present participle going on one's merry way, simple past went on one's merry way, past participle gone on one's merry way)
  1. Proceed without considering other possibilities. Synonyms: be on one's merry way, continue on one's merry way
    Sense id: en-go_on_one's_merry_way-en-verb-LOprGS9s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. To depart.
    Sense id: en-go_on_one's_merry_way-en-verb-vQCO92re

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