GONE

deceased, at peace, at rest, asleep(p), departed, gone

(adjective) dead; “he is deceased”; “our dear departed friend”

gone

(adjective) used up or no longer available; “gone with the wind”; “if we don’t get there early, all the best seats will be gone”

intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone

(adjective) stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); “a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors”; “helplessly inebriated”

bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone

(adjective) well in the past; former; “bygone days”; “dreams of foregone times”; “sweet memories of gone summers”; “relics of a departed era”

exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn out, gone

(adjective) drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; “the day’s shopping left her exhausted”; “he went to bed dog-tired”; “was fagged and sweaty”; “the trembling of his played out limbs”; “felt completely washed-out”; “only worn-out horses and cattle”; “you look worn out”

GO

become, go, get

(verb) enter or assume a certain state or condition; “He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”; “It must be getting more serious”; “her face went red with anger”; “She went into ecstasy”; “Get going!”

proceed, go

(verb) follow a certain course; “The inauguration went well”; “how did your interview go?”

die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

(verb) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; “She died from cancer”; “The children perished in the fire”; “The patient went peacefully”; “The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102”

go

(verb) be abolished or discarded; “These ugly billboards have to go!”; “These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge”

fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down

(verb) stop operating or functioning; “The engine finally went”; “The car died on the road”; “The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town”; “The coffee maker broke”; “The engine failed on the way to town”; “her eyesight went after the accident”

move, go, run

(verb) progress by being changed; “The speech has to go through several more drafts”; “run through your presentation before the meeting”

move, go

(verb) have a turn; make one’s move in a game; “Can I go now?”

go

(verb) be spent; “All my money went for food and rent”

function, work, operate, go, run

(verb) perform as expected when applied; “The washing machine won’t go unless it’s plugged in”; “Does this old car still run well?”; “This old radio doesn’t work anymore”

travel, go, move, locomote

(verb) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; “How fast does your new car go?”; “We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus”; “The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect”; “The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell”; “news travelled fast”

go, go away, depart

(verb) move away from a place into another direction; “Go away before I start to cry”; “The train departs at noon”

start, go, get going

(verb) begin or set in motion; “I start at eight in the morning”; “Ready, set, go!”

sound, go

(verb) make a certain noise or sound; “She went ‘Mmmmm’”; “The gun went ‘bang’”

go, proceed, move

(verb) follow a procedure or take a course; “We should go farther in this matter”; “She went through a lot of trouble”; “go about the world in a certain manner”; “Messages must go through diplomatic channels”

go

(verb) pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; “How is it going?”; “The day went well until I got your call”

go

(verb) be or continue to be in a certain condition; “The children went hungry that day”

survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

(verb) continue to live and avoid dying; “We went without water and food for 3 days”; “These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America”; “The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents”; “how long can a person last without food and water?” “One crash victim died, the other lived”

go

(verb) be awarded; be allotted; “The first prize goes to Mary”; “Her money went on clothes”

fit, go

(verb) be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; “This piece won’t fit into the puzzle”

run, go, pass, lead, extend

(verb) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; “Service runs all the way to Cranbury”; “His knowledge doesn’t go very far”; “My memory extends back to my fourth year of life”; “The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets”

go, lead

(verb) lead, extend, or afford access; “This door goes to the basement”; “The road runs South”

blend, go, blend in

(verb) blend or harmonize; “This flavor will blend with those in your dish”; “This sofa won’t go with the chairs”

run, go

(verb) have a particular form; “the story or argument runs as follows”; “as the saying goes...”

belong, go

(verb) be in the right place or situation; “Where do these books belong?”; “Let’s put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government”; “Where do these books go?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

gone

past participle of go

Alternative spelling of gon or gon': short for gonna, going to.

Adjective

gone (not comparable)

Away, having left.

(figuratively) No longer part of the present situation.

No longer existing, having passed.

Used up.

Dead.

(colloquial) Intoxicated to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings.

(slang) Entirely given up to; infatuated with; used with on.

(colloquial) Excellent; wonderful.

(archaic) Ago (used post-positionally).

(US) Weak; faint; feeling a sense of goneness.

Of an arrow: wide of the mark.

Preposition

gone

(British, informal) Past, after, later than (a time).

Anagrams

• ENGO, Geno, Goen, NGEO, Onge, geno, geno-, geon, oneg

Source: Wiktionary


Gone,

Definition: p. p. of Go.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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