gone

[gawn, gon]

verb

1. past participle of go.

adjective

1. departed; left.

2. lost or hopeless.

3. ruined.

4. that has passed away; dead.

5. past.

6. weak and faint.

   a gone feeling.

7. used up.

8. Slang.

   1. pregnant.

      two months gone.

   2. great; outstanding.

   3. exhilarated; inspired.

gone

/ ɡɒn /

verb

1. the past participle of go 1

adjective

1. ended; past

2. lost; ruined (esp in the phrases gone goose or gosling )

3. dead or near to death

4. spent; consumed; used up

5. informal,  faint or weak

6. informal,  having been pregnant (for a specified time)

   six months gone

7. slang,  (usually foll by on) in love (with)

8. slang,  in an exhilarated state, as through music or the use of drugs

9. informal,  blank and without comprehension, as if stupefied in surprise

adverb

1. past

   it's gone midnight

Word History and Origins

Origin of gone¹

First recorded in 1580–90, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. far gone,

   1. much advanced; deeply involved.

   2. nearly exhausted; almost worn out.

   3. dying.

      The rescue party finally reached the scene of the crash, but most of the survivors were already far gone.

2. gone on, infatuated with; in love with.

   He is still gone on the woman who jilted him.

More idioms and phrases containing gone

• a goner
• all gone
• dead and buried (gone)
• far gone
• going, going, gone
• here today, gone tomorrow
• to hell and gone

Example Sentences

SHANGHAI—For Western companies in China, a new reality has set in: The easy money is gone and competition is only getting fiercer.

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"I wasn't worried about HIV because I thought it had gone away, because it wasn't in the news as much, and I thought I was an educated person myself."

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The relative had gone through a rough time due to a divorce and needed transportation.

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However long it takes to unravel your current life, you have methodically gone through the necessary steps to arrive at an informed decision about your future retirement destination abroad.

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On the positive side of the ledger, Labour MPs have gone off to their constituencies in a better mood this week.

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