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Definitions for Gone

[1] past participle of go1.
[2] departed; left.
[3] lost or hopeless.
[4] ruined.
[5] that has passed away; dead.
[6] past.
[7] weak and faint: a gone feeling.
[8] used up.
[9] Slang . pregnant: two months gone. great; outstanding. exhilarated; inspired.
[10] far gone , much advanced; deeply involved. nearly exhausted; almost worn out. dying: The rescue party finally reached the scene of the crash, but most of the survivors were already far gone.
[11] gone on , Informal . infatuated with; in love with: He is still gone on the woman who jilted him.
[12] to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
[13] to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time.
[14] to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work?
[15] to become as specified: to go mad.
[16] to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot.
[17] to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms.
[18] to act so as to come into a certain state or condition: to go into debt; to go to sleep.
[19] to be known: to go by a false name.
[20] to reach, extend, or give access to: Where does this door go?
[21] to pass or elapse: The time went fast.
[22] to be applied, allotted, awarded, transferred, etc., to a particular recipient or purpose: My money goes for food and rent.
[23] to be sold: I have a bid of two dollars. Going! Going! Gone!
[24] to be considered generally or usually: He's short, as basketball players go.
[25] to conduce or tend: This only goes to prove the point.
[26] to result or end; turn out: How did the game go?
[27] to belong; have a place: This book goes on the top shelf.
[28] (of colors, styles, etc.) to harmonize; be compatible; be suited: Your tweed jacket would go well with these pants.
[29] to fit around or into; be able to be extended, contained, inserted, etc.: This belt won't go around my waist.
[30] to be or become consumed, spent, finished, etc.: The cake went fast.
[31] to be or become discarded, dismissed, put aside, forgotten, etc.: Those practical jokes of yours have got to go!
[32] to develop, progress, or proceed, especially with reference to success or satisfaction: How is your new job going?
[33] to move or proceed with remarkable speed or energy: Look at that airplane go!
[34] to make a certain sound: The gun goes bang.
[35] to be phrased, written, or composed: How does that song go?
[36] to seek or have recourse for a decision, verdict, corroboration, defense, etc.; resort: to go to court.
[37] to become worn-out, weakened, ineffective, etc.: His eyesight is beginning to go.
[38] to die: The old man went peacefully at 3 a.m.
[39] to fail, break, or give way: The dike might go any minute.
[40] to come into action; begin: Go when you hear the bell.
[41] to make up a quantity or content; be requisite: Sixteen ounces go to the pound.
[42] to be able to be divided; be contained as a mathematical element: Three goes into fifteen five times.
[43] to contribute to an end result: the items that go to make up the total.
[44] to have as one's goal; intend (usually used in the present tense, followed by an infinitive): Their daughter is going to be a doctor.
[45] to be permitted, approved, or the like: Around here, anything goes.
[46] to be authoritative; be the final word: This is my house, and what I say goes!
[47] to subject oneself: Don't go to any trouble.
[48] (used in the infinitive as an intensifier to indicate the idea of proceeding, especially with the expectation of serious consequences): He finally had to go ask for a loan.
[49] Informal . to urinate or defecate.
[50] Informal . to endure or tolerate: I can't go his preaching.
[51] Informal . to risk, pay, afford, bet, or bid: I'll go fifty dollars for a ticket, but no more.
[52] to move or proceed with or according to; follow: Going my way?
[53] to share or participate in to the extent of (often followed by a complementary substantive): to go halves.
[54] to yield, produce, weigh as a usable amount, or grow to: This field will go two bales of cotton.
[55] to assume the obligation, responsibility, or function of: His father went bail for him.
[56] Informal . to enjoy, appreciate, desire, or want: I could go a big steak dinner right now.
[57] Informal . to say; declare (usually used in speech): I asked the clerk for my receipt, and he goes, “You don't need it.”
[58] the act of going: the come and go of the seasons.
[59] energy, spirit, or animation: a man with a lot of go.
[60] a try at something; attempt: to have a go at winning the prize.
[61] a successful accomplishment; success: to make a go of a new business.
[62] Informal . a business agreement; deal; bargain: Thirty dollars? It's a go.
[63] Informal . approval or permission, as to undertake or begin something: The boss gave us the go on the new project.
[64] Boxing . a bout: the main go.
[65] (in calling the start of a race) start the race; leave the starting line: On your mark! Get set! Go!
[66] functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go.
[67] go about , to occupy oneself with; perform: The shoemaker goes about his work with a smile. Nautical . to change course by tacking or wearing.
[68] go after , to attempt to obtain; strive for: You'll never get what you want if you don't go after it energetically.
[69] go against , to be in conflict with or opposed to: It goes against the company's policy.
[70] go ahead , to proceed without hesitation or delay: If you want to use my car, go ahead.
[71] go along , to move or proceed. to accompany in travel. to agree; concur: I can't go along with you on that idea.
[72] go around , to be often in company (often followed by with ): to go around with a bad crowd. to be sufficient for all: Is there enough food to go around? to pass or circulate, as in transmission or communication: The rumor is going around that he was forced to resign.
[73] go at , to assault; attack. to begin or proceed vigorously: to go at one's work with a will.
[74] go back on . back2(def 7) .
[75] go by , to be disregarded or not taken advantage of: Don't let this chance go by. to be guided by or to rely upon: Don't go by what she says.
[76] go down , to decrease or subside, as in amount or size: Prices went down. The swelling is going down. to descend or sink: When does the sun go down? to suffer defeat: to go down fighting. to be accepted or believed: This nonsense goes down as truth with many persons. to admit of being consumed: This food goes down easily. to be remembered in history or by posterity. Slang . to happen; occur: What's been going down since I've been away? British . to leave a university, permanently or at the end of a term. Bridge . to fall short of making one's contract. Slang : Vulgar . to perform fellatio or cunnilingus.
[77] go for , to make an attempt at; try for: He is going for the championship. to assault. to favor; like: It simply isn't the kind of life you would go for. to be used for the purpose of or be a substitute for: material that goes for silk.
[78] go in for , to adopt as one's particular interest; approve of; like. to occupy oneself with; engage in: Europeans in increasing numbers are going in for camping.
[79] go into , to discuss or investigate: Let's not go into the question of whose fault it was. to undertake as one's study or work: to go into medicine.
[80] go in with , to join in a partnership or union; combine with: He asked me to go in with him on the purchase of a boat.
[81] go off , to explode, fire, or perform or begin to function abruptly: A gun went off in the distance. (of what has been expected or planned) to happen: The interview went off very badly. to leave, especially suddenly: She went off without saying goodbye. to die. to deteriorate. Slang . to experience orgasm.
[82] go on , to happen or take place: What's going on here? to continue: Go on working. to behave; act: Don't go on like that! to talk effusively; chatter. (used to express disbelief): Go on, you're kidding me. to appear onstage in a theatrical performance: I go on in the middle of the second act.
[83] go out , to come to an end, especially to fade in popularity: Silent movies went out as soon as the talkies were perfected. to cease or fail to function: The lights went out. to participate in a social activity: We usually go out drinking on Friday nights. Informal . to have a continuing romantic relationship: They went out for about a year before getting married. to take part in a strike: The printers went out yesterday in a contract dispute. Rummy . to dispose of the last card in one's hand by melding it on the table. Cards . to achieve a point score equal to or above the score necessary to win the game.
[84] go over , to repeat; review. to be effective or successful: The proposal went over very well with the trustees. to examine: The mechanic went over the car but found nothing wrong. to read; scan.
[85] go through , to bear; experience. to examine or search carefully: He went through all of his things but couldn't find the letter. to be successful; be accepted or approved: The proposed appropriation will never go through. to use up; spend completely: He went through his allowance in one day.
[86] go through with , to persevere with to the end; bring to completion: It was perhaps the biggest challenge of her life, and she resolved to go through with it.
[87] go under , to be overwhelmed or ruined; fail. (of a ship) to founder.
[88] go up , to be in the process of construction, as a building. to increase in cost, value, etc. to forget one's lines during a theatrical performance. British . to go to a university at the beginning of a term.
[89] go with , Informal . to have a continuing romantic relationship with; date: He went with her for two years.
[90] the past participle of go 1
[91] ended; past
[92] lost; ruined (esp in the phrases gone goose or gosling )
[93] dead or near to death
[94] spent; consumed; used up
[95] informal faint or weak
[96] informal having been pregnant (for a specified time) six months gone
[97] (usually foll by on) slang in love (with)
[98] slang in an exhilarated state, as through music or the use of drugs
[99] gone out informal blank and without comprehension, as if stupefied in surprise
[100] past it's gone midnight
[101] general order
[102] to move or proceed, esp to or from a point or in a certain direction to go to London ; to go home
[103] (tr; takes an infinitive, often with to omitted or replaced by and) to proceed towards a particular person or place with some specified intention or purpose I must go and get that book
[104] to depart we'll have to go at eleven
[105] to start, as in a race: often used in commands
[106] to make regular journeys this train service goes to the east coast
[107] to operate or function effectively the radio won't go
[108] (copula) to become his face went red with embarrassment
[109] to make a noise as specified the gun went bang
[110] to enter into a specified state or condition to go into hysterics ; to go into action
[111] to be or continue to be in a specified state or condition to go in rags ; to go in poverty
[112] to lead, extend, or afford access this route goes to the north
[113] to proceed towards an activity to go to supper ; to go to sleep
[114] (tr; takes an infinitive) to serve or contribute this letter goes to prove my point
[115] to follow a course as specified; fare the lecture went badly
[116] to be applied or allotted to a particular purpose or recipient her wealth went to her son ; his money went on drink
[117] to be sold or otherwise transferred to a recipient the necklace went for three thousand pounds
[118] to be ranked; compare this meal is good as my meals go
[119] to blend or harmonize these chairs won't go with the rest of your furniture
[120] (foll by by or under ) to be known (by a name or disguise)
[121] to fit or extend that skirt won't go round your waist
[122] to have a usual or proper place those books go on this shelf
[123] (of music, poetry, etc) to be sounded; expressed, etc how does that song go?
[124] to fail or give way my eyesight is going
[125] to break down or collapse abruptly the ladder went at the critical moment
[126] to die the old man went at 2 am
[127] (often foll by by) (of time) to elapse the hours go by so slowly at the office to travel past the train goes by her house at four to be guided (by)
[128] to occur happiness does not always go with riches
[129] to be eliminated, abolished, or given up this entry must go to save space
[130] to be spent or finished all his money has gone
[131] to circulate or be transmitted the infection went around the whole community
[132] to attend go to school ; go to church
[133] to join a stated profession go to the bar ; go on the stage
[134] (foll by to) to have recourse (to); turn to go to arbitration
[135] (foll by to) to subject or put oneself (to) she goes to great pains to please him
[136] to proceed, esp up to or beyond certain limits you will go too far one day and then you will be punished
[137] to be acceptable or tolerated anything goes in this place
[138] to carry the weight of final authority what the boss says goes
[139] (foll by into) to be contained in four goes into twelve three times
[140] (often foll by for) to endure or last out we can't go for much longer without water in this heat
[141] (tr) cards to bet or bid I go two hearts
[142] (tr) informal , mainly US to have as one's weight I went 112 pounds a year ago
[143] US and Canadian (usually used in commands takes an infinitive without to ) to start to act so as to go shut the door to leave so as to go blow your brains out
[144] informal to perform well; be successful that group can really go
[145] (tr) not standard to say: widely used, esp in the historic present, in reporting dialogue Then she goes, ``Give it to me!'' and she just snatched it
[146] go and informal to be so foolish or unlucky as to then she had to go and lose her hat
[147] be going to intend or be about to start (to do or be doing something): often used as an alternative future construction what's going to happen to us?
[148] go ape slang to become crazy, enraged, or out of control
[149] go ape over slang to become crazy or extremely enthusiastic about
[150] go astray to be mislaid; go missing
[151] go bail to act as surety
[152] go bush See bush 1 (def. 14)
[153] go halves See half (def. 15)
[154] go hard (often foll by with) to cause trouble or unhappiness (to)
[155] go it slang to do something or move energetically
[156] go it alone informal to act or proceed without allies or help
[157] go much on informal to approve of or be in agreement with (something): usually used in the negative I don't go much on the idea
[158] go one better informal to surpass or outdo (someone)
[159] go the whole hog informal See hog (def. 9)
[160] let go to relax one's hold (on); release euphemistic to dismiss (from employment) to discuss or consider no further
[161] let oneself go to act in an uninhibited manner to lose interest in one's appearance, manners, etc
[162] to go remaining US and Canadian informal (of food served by a restaurant) for taking away
[163] the act of going
[164] informal an attempt or try he had a go at the stamp business an attempt at stopping a person suspected of a crime the police are not always in favour of the public having a go an attack, esp verbal she had a real go at them
[165] a turn it's my go next
[166] informal the quality of being active and energetic she has much more go than I
[167] informal hard or energetic work it's all go
[168] informal a successful venture or achievement he made a go of it
[169] informal a bout or attack (of an illness) he had a bad go of flu last winter
[170] informal an unforeseen, usually embarrassing or awkward, turn of events here's a rum go
[171] informal a bargain or agreement
[172] all the go informal very popular; in fashion
[173] from the word go informal from the very beginning
[174] See get-up-and-go
[175] no go informal impossible; abortive or futile it's no go, I'm afraid
[176] on the go informal active and energetic
[177] (postpositive) informal functioning properly and ready for action: esp used in astronautics all systems are go
[178] a game for two players in which stones are placed on a board marked with a grid, the object being to capture territory on the board

Words related to Gone

retired, departed, moved, spent, ended, done, withdrawn, quit, removed, lacking, split, vanished, missing, finished, dissipated, absent, displaced, lost, transferred, deceased

Words nearby Gone

gondoletta, gondolier, gondomar, gondwana, gondwanaland, gone, gone away, gone coon, a, gone goose, gone with the wind, gonecyst

Origin of Gone

1before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen

Word origin for Gone

from Japanese

Synonyms for Gone

absent, consumed, decamped, deceased, departed, disappeared, disintegrated, displaced, dissipated, dissolved, done, elapsed, ended, finished, flown, lacking, left, lost, missing, moved, passed, quit, removed, retired, shifted, spent, split, transferred, traveling, vanished, withdrawn, AWOL, astray, away, burned up, dead, defunct, down the drain, dried up, extinct, no more, nonextant, not a sign of, not here, out the window, over, past, run-off, taken a powder, taken leave, turned to dust