begone

[ bih-gawn, -gon ]

/ bɪˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn /

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verb (used without object)

to go away; depart (usually used in the imperative).

Nearby words

beginning of the end, the, beginning rhyme, beginning, in the, begird, begombed, begone, begonia, begorra, begot, begotten, begrime

Origin of begone

1325–75; Middle English; see be (imperative), gone

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Examples from the Web for begone

Raising his arm and waving his hand toward the door, he exclaimed, “Dogs, Begone!”
The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852|Ben Casseday
And I answered him, 'Are you not the one who brought me the message each day bidding me begone, and never bade me stay?
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence
Begone, never to come in my sight again; for, if one thing were not, I would have your legs and arms cut off.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Now, because she is your sister, if it's your will I'll begone in peace.
Red Eve|H. Rider Haggard

Therefore desist your irksome attention &, if need be, begone from Bath.
The Works of Max Beerbohm|Max Beerbohm

British Dictionary definitions for begone

begone

/ (bɪˈɡɒn) /

sentence substitute

go away!

Word Origin for begone

C14: from be (imperative) + gone

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