Gone
ɡɒn
Definitions
2 meaningsPast participle of the verb 'go', indicating a state of having left or disappeared.
ɡɒn
Having left a place; departed or disappeared.
She has gone to the library.
💡 Simply: Imagine you had a cookie, but now it's *gone* – it's not here anymore! It's like it went away.
👶 For kids: If something is gone, it means it's not there anymore! Like when your toy is gone.
More Examples
The cake is all gone.
He’s gone for the day.
How It's Used
"He's gone to the store."
"The food is gone."
Describing something that is no longer present, existing, or available; lost, ruined, or past.
ɡɒn
Lost; ruined; past
His youth was gone.
💡 Simply: It's like a chance that's over, like when the bus *gone* before you got to the stop or when the party is over.
👶 For kids: When something is gone means it is not there anymore.
More Examples
All hope was gone.
The good old days are gone.
How It's Used
"Those days are long gone."
"The opportunity is gone, lost forever."
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
be gone
To leave or depart; to disappear.
"The thief was gone before the police arrived."
gone with the wind
No longer existing; past; forgotten or lost
"My childhood is gone with the wind."
gone fishing
Out of the office or unavailable, typically for recreation.
"He put a sign on his door that said, 'Gone fishing'."
From Middle English gon, past participle of gon (“to go”), from Old English gān (“to go”), from Proto-Germanic *gāną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰeh₂- (“to go”).
Used since Old English to describe departure or absence, with the past participle evolving to its current form.