gone
Americanverb
adjective
idioms
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far gone,
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much advanced; deeply involved.
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nearly exhausted; almost worn out.
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dying.
The rescue party finally reached the scene of the crash, but most of the survivors were already far gone.
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gone on, infatuated with; in love with.
He is still gone on the woman who jilted him.
verb
adjective
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ended; past
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lost; ruined (esp in the phrases gone goose or gosling )
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dead or near to death
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spent; consumed; used up
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informal faint or weak
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informal having been pregnant (for a specified time)
six months gone
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slang (usually foll by on) in love (with)
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slang in an exhilarated state, as through music or the use of drugs
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informal blank and without comprehension, as if stupefied in surprise
adverb
Etymology
Origin of gone
First recorded in 1580–90, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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They told him the talks had gone badly: Tehran wasn’t willing to end its nuclear enrichment or dismantle its missile program, the officials said.
Meanwhile, many of the social media accounts which so carefully curated privileged lives have gone quiet.
From BBC
He had seen the trouble his mother had gone through to access accounts after his father died a few years prior.
He had previously said the company which did the research for Labour Together had "gone beyond" what it was asked to do.
From BBC
Powell said if Burnham had been allowed to stand then "I think certainly the Greens wouldn't have gone after the seat in the same way that they did".
From BBC
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