gone

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: gŏn, IPA: /gɒn/, SAMPA: /gQn/
• (US) enPR: gŏn, IPA: /gɑn/, SAMPA: /gAn/

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Verb

Plain form go

Third person singular goes

Simple past went

Past participle gone

Present participle going

1. The past participle of go.

Adjective

Positive gone

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Not there any more, because it has moved or because it does not exist anymore.

Noun

Singular gone

Plural gones

1. (slang) A term meaning someone is dead.

   Katie: "Doctor, is he okay?."

   The doctor: "I'm sorry, he's gone".

   Katie: "Oh, God no, please don't tell me my father's gone! (crying)."