When someone is gone, they have left the place where you are and are no longer there. When something isgone, it is no longer present or no longer exists.
While he was gone she had tea with the Colonel.
He's already been gone four hours!
By morning the smoke will be all gone.
Synonyms: missing, lost, away, vanished More Synonyms of gone
3. preposition
If you say it is gone a particular time, you mean it is later than that time.
[British, informal]
It was just gone 7 o'clock this evening when I finished.
More Synonyms of gone
gone in British English
(ɡɒn)
verb
1. the past participle of go1
adjective(usually postpositive)
2.
ended; past
3.
lost; ruined (esp in the phrases gone gooseor gosling)
4.
dead or near to death
5.
spent; consumed; used up
6. informal
faint or weak
7. informal
having been pregnant (for a specified time)
six months gone
8. (usually foll by on) slang
in love (with)
9. slang
in an exhilarated state, as through music or the use of drugs
10. gone out
adverb
11.
past
it's gone midnight
gone in American English
(gɔn; gɑn)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1. pp. of
go1
adjective
2.
moved away; departed
3.
ruined
4.
lost
5.
dead
6.
faint; weak
7.
used up; consumed
8.
ago; past
9. US, Slang
a.
excellent; first-rate
b.
enraptured or inspired
c.
pregnant
Idioms:
far gone
gone on
Word origin
ME gon < OE gan
More idioms containing
gone
here today, gone tomorrow
Examples of 'gone' in a sentence
gone
Gone are the days when tents were a mess of heavy wooden poles and sodden canvas billowing in the wind.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Days Are Gone is out now.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
gone
British English: gone /ɡɒn/ ADJECTIVE
Someone or something that is gone is no longer present or no longer exists.
He was gone for about half an hour.
American English: gone
Arabic: رَاحِل
Brazilian Portuguese: ausente
Chinese: 离去的
Croatian: otišao
Czech: pryč
Danish: væk
Dutch: verdwenen
European Spanish: desaparecido muerto
Finnish: mennyt
French: parti
German: weg
Greek: χαμένος
Italian: andato
Japanese: いなくなって
Korean: 사라진
Norwegian: borte
Polish: miniony
European Portuguese: ausente
Romanian: plecat
Russian: отсутствующий
Latin American Spanish: desaparecido
Swedish: försvunnen
Thai: จากไป
Turkish: geçmiş
Ukrainian: зниклий
Vietnamese: qua đời, mất đi
All related terms of 'gone'
go
When you go somewhere , you move or travel there.
goest
to move or proceed , esp to or from a point or in a certain direction
goeth
to move or proceed , esp to or from a point or in a certain direction
gone on
in love with
far gone
Someone or something that is far gone is in such a bad state or condition that not much can be done to help or improve them.
gone out
blank and without comprehension , as if stupefied in surprise
dead and gone
If you say that someone is dead and gone , you are emphasizing that they are dead, and thinking about what happened or will happen after their death.
doer and gone
far away
gone a million
done for; sunk
gone to glory
dead
go at
If you go at a task or activity, you start doing it in an energetic, enthusiastic way.
go by
If you say that time goes by , you mean that it passes.
go for
If you go for a particular thing or way of doing something, you choose it.
go in
If the sun goes in , a cloud comes in front of it and it can no longer be seen .
go off
If you go off someone or something, you stop liking them.
go on
If you go on doing something, or go on with an activity , you continue to do it.
go out
If you go out , you leave your home in order to do something enjoyable, for example to go to a party, a bar , or the cinema .
go to
to be awarded to
go up
If a price , amount, or level goes up , it becomes higher or greater than it was.
go about
The way you go about a task or problem is the way you approach it and deal with it.
go after
If you go after something, you try to get it, catch it, or hit it.
go ahead
If someone goes ahead with something, they begin to do it or make it, especially after planning , promising , or asking permission to do it.
go along
If you go along to a meeting , event, or place, you attend or visit it.
go around
If you go around to someone's house , you go to visit them at their house.
go away
If you go away , you leave a place or a person's company .
go back
If something goes back to a particular time in the past , it was made or started at that time.
go down
If a price , level, or amount goes down , it becomes lower or less than it was.
go forth
to be issued
go into
If you go into something, you describe or examine it fully or in detail .
go over
If you go over a document , incident , or problem , you examine, discuss , or think about it very carefully.
go round
one of a series of actions, encounters , meetings , etc., often one involving a conflict or fight
go under
If a business or project goes under , it becomes unable to continue in operation or in existence .
go with
If one thing goes with another thing, the two things officially belong together, so that if you get one, you also get the other.
going, going, gone!
a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished
go before
Something that has gone before has happened or been discussed at an earlier time.
go against
If a person or their behaviour goes against your wishes , beliefs, or expectations , their behaviour is the opposite of what you want , believe in, or expect .
go in for
If you go in for a particular activity, you decide to do it as a hobby or interest.
go out of
If a quality or feeling goes out of someone or something, they no longer have it.
go through
If you go through an experience or a period of time, especially an unpleasant or difficult one, you experience it.
go together
If you say that two things go together , or that one thing goes together with another, you mean that they go well with each other or cannot be separated from each other.
go towards
If an amount of money goes towards something, it is used to pay part of the cost of that thing.
go without
If you go without something that you need or usually have or do, you do not get it or do it.
here today, gone tomorrow
said to mean that someone or something is only present for a short time. You often use this expression to suggest that this is a bad thing.
go back on
If you go back on a promise or agreement , you do not do what you promised or agreed to do.
go back to
If you go back to a task or activity , you start doing it again after you have stopped doing it for a period of time.
go down as
If you say that an event or action will go down as a particular thing, you mean that it will be regarded , remembered , or recorded as that thing.
go down on
To go down on someone means to have oral sex with them.
go off with
If someone goes off with another person, they leave their husband , wife , or lover and have a relationship with that person.
go out for
To go out for something means to try to do it or be chosen for it.
go over to
If someone or something goes over to a different way of doing things, they change to it.
Chinese translation of 'gone'
gone
(ɡɔn)
pp
ofgo
adj
离(離)去的 (líqù de)
prep
(Brit, inf, = after) 过(過) (guò)
the food's all gone食物都没(沒)了 (shíwù dōu méi le)
go
(ɡəu)
Word forms:ptwent
Word forms:ppgone
Word forms:plgoes
vi
(= travel, move) 去 (qù)
he's going to New York他要去纽(紐)约(約) (tā yào qù Niǔyuē)
where's he gone?他去哪儿(兒)了？ (tā qù nǎr le?)
shall we go by car or train?我们(們)开(開)车(車)去还(還)是坐火车(車)去？ (wǒmen kāichē qù háishì zuò huǒchē qù?)
to go to do sth, go and do sth (Brit) 去做某事 (qù zuò mǒushì)
(= depart) 离(離)开(開) (líkāi)
let's go我们(們)走吧 (wǒmen zǒu ba)
I must be going我必须(須)得走了 (wǒ bìxū děi zōu le)
they came at eight and went at nine他们(們)8点(點)来(來)9点(點)走的 (tāmen bā diǎn lái jiǔ diǎn zǒu de)
our plane goes at 11pm我们(們)的飞(飛)机(機)晚上11点(點)起飞(飛) (wǒmen de fēijī wǎnshang shíyī diǎn qǐfēi)
(= disappear) 消失 (xiāoshī)
all her jewellery had gone她所有的珠宝(寶)首饰(飾)都不见(見)了 (tā suǒyǒu de zhūbǎo shǒushì dōu bùjiàn le)
where's the tea gone?茶怎么(麼)不见(見)了？ (chá zěnme bùjiàn le?)
(= attend)
to go to school/university上学(學)/上大学(學) (shàngxué/shàng dàxué)
to go to evening classes去上夜校 (qù shàng yèxiào)
(= with activity)
to go for a walk去散步 (qù sànbù)
to go on a trip去旅行 (qù lǚxíng)
to go swimming去游泳 (qù yóuyǒng)
(= work)[clock, video etc]运(運)转(轉) (yùnzhuǎn)
⇒ I can't believe your watch is still going after all these years.我真不能相信你的表这么多年后还在走。 (Wǒ zhēn bùnéng xiāngxìn nǐ de biǎo zhème duō nián hòu hái zài zǒu.)
[bell]敲响(響) (qiāoxiǎng)
(= become)
to go pale/mouldy/bald变(變)得苍(蒼)白/发(發)霉(黴)/秃(禿)顶(頂) (biàn de cāngbái/fāméi/tūdǐng)
she went red她脸(臉)红(紅)了 (tā liǎn hóng le)
(= be sold)
to go for £10卖(賣)10镑(鎊) (mài shí bàng)
(= be about to, intend to)
are you going to come?你要来(來)吗(嗎)？ (nǐ yào lái ma?)
I think it's going to rain我想天要下雨了 (wǒ xiǎng tiān yào xiàyǔ le)
I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up我长(長)大后(後)想成为(為)一名医(醫)生 (wǒ zhǎngdà hòu xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng yīshēng)
as the story goes如故事中所讲(講)的 (rú gùshì zhōng suǒ jiǎng de)
(= be available)
there's a flat going downstairs楼(樓)下有间(間)空的公寓 (lóuxià yǒu jiān kòng de gōngyù)
I'll take whatever's going无(無)论(論)什么(麼)样(樣)的我都要 (wúlùn shénme yàng de wǒ dōu yào)
(= to take away)
a hamburger and fries to go (US) 汉(漢)堡包和炸薯条(條)外卖(賣) (hànbǎobāo hé zhá shǔtiáo wàimài)
(in other expressions)
there's still a week to go before the exams考试(試)前还(還)有一个(個)星期的时(時)间(間) (kǎoshì qián hái yǒu yī gè xīngqī de shíjiān)
he has a lot going for him他有很多有利条(條)件 (tā yǒu hěn duō yǒulì tiáojiàn)
to get going走 (zǒu)
⇒ Give me the keys. I've got to get going.给我钥匙。我得走了。 (Gěi wǒ yàoshi. Wǒ děi zǒu le.)
to keep going继(繼)续(續)下去 (jìxù xiàqù)
vt
(= travel)[distance]走 (zǒu)
n
(c) (= try) 尝(嘗)试(試) (chángshì) (次, cì)
to have a go (at sth/at doing sth)试(試)一下(某事/做某事) (shì yīxià (mǒushì/zuò mǒushì))
(c) (= turn) 轮(輪)流 (lúnliú) (次, cì)
whose go is it?轮(輪)到谁(誰)了？ (lúndào shuí le?)
it's your go轮(輪)到你了 (lún dào nǐ le)
to have sth on the go手头(頭)上正忙着(著)某事 (shǒutóushang zhèng mángzhe mǒushì)
(esp Brit, inf, = move)
to be on the go忙忙碌碌 (mángmáng lùlù)
All related terms of 'gone'
go
( travel, move ) 去 qù
where's he gone?
他去哪儿(兒)了？ tā qù nǎr le?
it has gone forever
它已经(經)一去不复(復)返了 tā yǐjīng yīqù bù fùfǎn le
the food's all gone
食物都没(沒)了 shíwù dōu méi le
to have arrived/gone
已到了/走了 yǐ dàole/zǒule
where's the tea gone?
茶怎么(麼)不见(見)了？ chá zěnme bùjiàn le?
go by
( vehicle, years, time ) 过(過)去 guòqù
go in
( enter ) 进(進)去 jìnqù
go on
( continue ) 继(繼)续(續) jìxù
go up
( rise : price, level, value ) 上涨(漲) shàngzhǎng
he's gone off to work
他已经(經)去上班了 tā yǐjīng qù shàngbān le
the line has gone dead
( Tel : interrupted conversation ) 通话(話)断(斷)了 tōnghuà duàn le
all her jewellery had gone
她所有的珠宝(寶)首饰(飾)都不见(見)了 tā suǒyǒu de zhūbǎo shǒushì dōu bùjiàn le
go away
( leave ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
go back
( return ) 返回 fǎnhuí
go down
( fall : price, level, amount ) 下降 xiàjiàng
go for
( fetch ) 去取 qù qǔ
go into
( enter : building, room ) 进(進)入 jìnrù
go off
( esp Brit : begin to dislike : person, place, idea etc ) 不再喜欢(歡) bù zài xǐhuan
go out
( person ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi ( to party, club ) 出去消遣 chūqù xiāoqiǎn ▶ to go out of 离(離)开(開) líkāi ▶ are you going out tonight? 你今晚出去吗(嗎)？ nǐ jīnwǎn chūqù ma?
go over
过(過)去 guòqù
go with
( combine well with : colours, clothes, foods ) 与(與) ... 协(協)调(調) yǔ ... xiétiáo