gone

American  

[gawn, gon] / gɔn, gɒn /

verb

1. past participle of go.

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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.

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.

gone British  

/ ɡɒn /

verb

1. the past participle of go 1

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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

gone More Idioms  

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

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Etymology

Origin of gone

First recorded in 1580–90, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The Danes, and Greenland officials, have gone in a remarkably short time from hostility to outreach, promising more investment, more cooperation, more access, more deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

"My partner has gone from being a happy, active, social man to one who is unable to walk. The pain of seeing him like this is unbearable for us all."

From BBC

Mat Dorrian, Guernsey representative for the British Medical Association, said the cost of providing healthcare had gone up "significantly" around the world due to rising demand.

From BBC

"There are vermin in the kitchen and in beds. It is overcrowded, it's even more overcrowding now that these protests have gone on in Tehran," he said.

From BBC

The Kabul group's shifting positions have not gone unnoticed.

From BBC