begone

[ bih-gawn, -gon ]

/ bɪˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn /

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verb (used without object)

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

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Origin of begone

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

Words nearby begone

begin to see the light, begin with, begird, beg off, begombed, begone, begonia, begorra, begot, begotten, beg-pardon

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How to use begone in a sentence

Andrea stooped out toward the offender and bade him begone in an imperious voice.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
Thus it was a very tattered and woe-begone traveller who was at last delivered at Amadia.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
The old woman frowned and, shaking her fist in the face of the poor forsaken girl, "Begone, witch!"
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
A demoralized, woe-begone, wilted, helpless figure was before me in the hall.
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan

“Begone, O faithful steed,” I said to the eye, and pressed the control in my palm at the same time.
The Repairman|Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for begone

begone

/ (bɪˈɡɒn) /

sentence substitute

go away!

Word Origin for begone

C14: from be (imperative) + gone

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