adj

gone

gon

adj

No longer present; having left or departed.

"By the time I got there, everyone was gone."

"The pain in his knee was finally gone after weeks of rest."

Used up, finished, or no longer existing.

"All the good seats were gone within minutes."

Dead, or beyond saving.

"Doctors said the patient was already gone by the time the ambulance arrived."

Deeply infatuated with someone.

"He's completely gone on her — he talks about nothing else."

prep

Past or later than a stated time.

"It was gone midnight when we finally left the party."

How to Use Gone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe past participle of "go" — covers everything from someone leaving, to something running out, to being dead or hopelessly smitten.

Common mistake

Needs a helping verb: say "she has gone," not "she gone" (that's only standard in some dialects).

Common pairings

long gone far gone all gone

further gone comparative, farther gone comparative, goner comparative, furthest gone superlative, farthest gone superlative, gonest superlative

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The past participle of "go," tracing back through Middle and Old English to a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to go."

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