Meaning & Definition of Gone in English
English⟶
Gone
/gɔn/
adjective
1. Destroyed or killed
- "We are gone geese"
synonym:
- done for(p),
- kaput(p),
- gone(a)
2. Dead
- "He is deceased"
- "Our dear departed friend"
synonym:
- asleep(p),
- at peace(p),
- at rest(p),
- deceased,
- departed,
- gone
3. Well in the past
- Former
- "Bygone days"
- "Dreams of foregone times"
- "Sweet memories of gone summers"
- "Relics of a departed era"
synonym:
- bygone,
- bypast,
- departed,
- foregone,
- gone
4. No longer retained
- "Gone with the wind"
synonym:
- gone(p)
Examples of using
Were there any customers while I was gone?
This clothing of mine has gone out of fashion.
By the time I came, he'd gone away.