gone
destroyed or killed
How often you will meet it
Rank 263 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 83,819 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.040% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- destroyed or killed also: done for, kaput we are gone geese
- dead also: asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, departed he is deceasedour dear departed friend
- well in the past; former also: bygone, bypast, departed, foregone bygone daysdreams of foregone times
- stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) also: intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailorshelplessly inebriated
- drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted also: exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent the day's shopping left her exhaustedhe went to bed dog-tired
- used up or no longer available gone with the windif we don't get there early, all the best seats will be gone
gone in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She nodded a gay little good-by and was gone.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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But she was gone; she had not looked at him.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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But the instant Mrs. Ferguson was gone Christian locked the door.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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He’s gone through every penny he ever had, publishing rotten verses in fancy bindings.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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When they were gone, Gluck took a farewell look at his old friend in the melting-pot.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1