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

He said the text, which has gone through several amendments and is supported by the United States, "comes at a critical juncture."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If all goes according to plan, the four will travel a total of almost 700,000 miles External link and travel farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The company says it will take the money that would have gone toward Beck’s future wages and bonuses and put it toward R&D projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"The last 02:30 alarm call, my last briefing with the duty forecaster, the last time I hear 'time gone Carol' in my earpiece," she noted.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

And even from a distance, Clare could see that her skin had gone the color of his tail—a silvery pallor that seemed to mean something very bad.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman