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[ US /ˈɡɔn/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈɒn/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. used up or no longer available
    gone with the wind
    if we don't get there early, all the best seats will be gone
  2. destroyed or killed
    we are gone geese
  3. well in the past; former
    dreams of foregone times
    sweet memories of gone summers
    relics of a departed era
    bygone days
  4. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
    the day's shopping left her exhausted
    only worn-out horses and cattle
    you look worn out
    was fagged and sweaty
    he went to bed dog-tired
    felt completely washed-out
    the trembling of his played out limbs
  5. dead
    our dear departed friend
    he is deceased
  6. stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
    helplessly inebriated
    a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors

How To Use gone In A Sentence

  • That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
  • Gone was the prim nodus; instead her long hair was parted in the center and allowed to fall loose under a veil, in a deliberate echo of the statuary poses of classical goddesses. Caesars’ Wives
  • Only a few minutes had gone when the Welshman flung in an inviting right-foot cross to the back post.
  • There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
  • It's that last part Buckley is singing about, but he probably should have considered penning a few lines to himself regarding the "musician gone too soon" part.
  • Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.
  • One can only guess at the research and detective work that has gone into the bald details recorded for each piece.
  • But decades of research have gone by and scientists remain incapable of creating a sustainable fusion reaction that could be used to create reliable power.
  • Croi from time immemorial had been renowned for its devout and strict observance of papistic rites and ceremonies; the Counts of Nassau had gone over to the new sect -- sufficient reasons why Philip of Croi, Duke of Arschot, should prefer a party which placed him the most decidedly in opposition to the Prince of Orange. History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 02
  • Less than a minute later he had gone past the courts, down a stairwell and opened the fire door.
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