gone Definition
gone (gôn, gän)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
adjective
- moved away; departed
- ruined
- lost
- dead
- faint; weak
- used up; consumed
- ago; past
- ☆ Slang
- excellent; first-rate
- enraptured or inspired
- pregnant
Etymology: ME gon < OE gan
gone Idioms
far gone
- in an advanced state of deterioration
- nearly dead
gone on
Informal in love with
gone Synonyms
gone
modif.
Having left
gone out, gone away, moved, removed, traveling, traveled, journeyed, transferred, displaced, shifted, withdrawn, retired, left, taken leave, departed, deserted, abandoned, quit, disappeared, not here, no more, flown, run off, decamped, AWOL*, taken French leave*, upped stakes*, flown the coop*, split*, taken a powder*. Being no longer in existence
dead, vanished, passed, dissipated, disappeared, nonextant, dissolved, burned up, disintegrated, decayed, rotted away, turned to dust.
far gone*
advanced, deeply involved, absorbed; see interested 2.crazy, mad, eccentric;
gone Usage Examples
Converse of object
- go: Jack Womack Going Going Gone - a review by John Grant.
- have: Posted on 27th December 2005 Under: General | No Comments » Everything has Gone!
- see: The first time I saw Gone With The Wind I went through a whole box of tissues.
Adjective modifier
- top: Back to Top Gone without a trace... 11th December 9:30 am Jo Ah see I disagree.
- real: I think we really have a one-party system with two heads on it. ' Real Gone is Tom Waits's war on war.
- long: Long Gone is the final song, and well up to the previous standard.
- classic: Name: Clarice Certainly, the best film I have ever seen was the classic Gone with the Wind.
Modifies a noun
- tomorrow: A further collaboration with the Royal Ballet came in March 2001 with Gone Tomorrow, made for a Constant Lambert tribute evening.
- fishing: A collection of these can be found in Jon's book ' Gone Fishing - Adventures in pursuit of wild trout ' .
- away: Don't send any Directives - they would be returned marked " Gone Away " .
Modifying Another Word
- already: If You Have Already Gone Too Far, Why Stop?
- not: Which is a real shame, well I'm certainly not goner buy it now.
Noun used with modifier
- trophy: Paul -- Monday, 8 May 2006, at 10:43 a.m. Re: One Trophy Gone?
- film: The title of the book alludes to the film Gone with the Wind.
Possessives
- Everyone: Narina Pallot's powerful song, ' Everyone's Gone to War ' is one of my favorites.
- Everybody: First single, Everybody's Gone To War, is the most obvious talking point of the album.
Used with adjective complement
have: If You Have Already Gone Too Far, Why Stop?
Preposition: without
trace: Back to Top Gone without a trace... 11th December 9:30 am Jo Ah see I disagree.
Preposition: in
second: A copy of Gone In 60 Seconds: Director's Cut on DVD!
Preposition: with
wind: Then I remember " Gone with the wind " .

