gone

/gɔn/
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gone

The cookies are gone from the cookie jar.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • No longer present; having left or departed: Used to indicate that someone or something has left a place or is no longer available.
    • No longer existing; used up or finished: Describes something that has been completely consumed, ended, or is no longer in existence.
    • Dead or deceased: A euphemistic way to say someone has died.
    • Deeply involved or advanced in a state (often negative): Describes being far advanced into a particular condition, such as illness, pregnancy, or an emotion.
    • Infatuated or in love with someone: (Informal) To be strongly attracted to or enamored with someone.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • She waited, but he was already gone. (He had already left.)
    • All the milk is gone; we need to buy more. (The milk has been completely used up.)
    • He spoke fondly of his gone father. (He spoke fondly of his deceased father.)
    • The patient is too far gone for treatment. (The patient's condition is too advanced.)
    • He's completely gone on his new girlfriend. (He is completely infatuated with his new girlfriend.)
Advanced Usage
  • "gone with the wind": Completely disappeared or vanished, often without a trace.
    • His promises were gone with the wind. (His promises disappeared completely and were not kept.)
  • "a gone case": A situation or person considered hopeless or beyond recovery.
    • After the scandal, his political career was a gone case. (His political career was considered hopeless.)
  • "to be far gone": To be very advanced in a state, typically a negative one like illness, intoxication, or debt.
    • He was too far gone in debt to recover easily. (He was very deeply in debt.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Go (verb): The base form from which 'gone' is derived as a past participle.
  • Going (present participle/gerund): The act of leaving or the process of becoming.
  • Went (simple past tense of 'go'): The past tense form of the verb 'go'.
Synonyms
  • Departed: Having left.
  • Finished: Used up or completed.
  • Deceased: Dead.
  • Absent: Not present.
  • Infatuated: Filled with foolish or extravagant love or admiration.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Be gone on: (Informal) To be very fond of or in love with someone.
    • She's totally gone on that actor. (She is completely infatuated with that actor.)
  • Go off: To leave a place (different but related in meaning of departure).
    • He went off without saying goodbye. (He left without saying goodbye.)
Related Idioms
  • Here today, gone tomorrow: Describing something or someone that is present for only a very short time.
    • Fashion trends are here today, gone tomorrow. (Fashion trends are very temporary.)
  • Gone for a Burton: (British, informal) Dead, ruined, or missing.
    • After the crash, my old car is gone for a Burton. (My old car is completely ruined after the crash.)
gone

The cookies are gone from the cookie jar.

Adjective
  1. no longer retained
    • gone with the wind
  2. well in the past; former
    • bygone days
    • dreams of foregone times
    • sweet memories of gone summers
    • relics of a departed era
  3. dead
    • he is deceased
    • our dear departed friend
  4. destroyed or killed
    • we are gone geese

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