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GONE

(adj., adj.sat, verb, prep.)
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There are 47 meanings of the word Gone.

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Gone - as an adjective

Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

Example: "A noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
inebriatedintoxicatedripped

Gone - as an adjective satellite

Destroyed or killed

Example: "We are gone geese"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
done forkaput

Dead

Example: "He is deceased"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
asleepat peaceat restdeceaseddeparted

Well in the past; former

Example: "Bygone days"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bygonebypastdepartedforegone

Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

Example: "The day's shopping left her exhausted"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dog-tiredexhaustedfatiguedplayed outspentwashed-outworn-out

Used up or no longer available

Example: "Gone with the wind"

Gone - as a verb

To move:

(chiefly of a machine) to work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).

Example: "The engine just won't go anymore."

To start; to begin (an action or process).

Example: "Get ready, get set, go!"

To take a turn, especially in a game.

Example: "It’s your turn; go."

To attend.

Example: "I go to school at the schoolhouse."

To proceed:

To follow or travel along (a path):

To extend (from one point in time or space to another).

Example: "This property goes all the way to the state line."

To lead (to a place); to give access to.

Example: "Does this road go to fort smith?"

To become. (the adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)

Example: "After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight."

To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.

To continuously or habitually be in a state.

Example: "I don't want my children to go hungry."

To come to (a certain condition or state).

Example: "They went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock."

To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.

Example: "The traffic light went straight from green to red."

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

Example: "How did your meeting with smith go?"

To tend (toward a result).

Example: "These experiences go to make us stronger."

To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.

Example: "Qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter"

To pass, to be used up:

To die.

To be discarded.

Example: "This chair has got to go."

To be lost or out:

To break down or apart:

To be sold.

Example: "Everything must go."

To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.

Example: "The award went to steven spielberg."

To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.

Example: "Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!"

To have a certain record.

Example: "The team is going five in a row."

To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:

To say (something), to make a sound:

To be expressed or composed (a certain way).

Example: "As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic."

To resort (to).

Example: "I'll go to court if i have to."

To apply or subject oneself to:

To fit (in a place, or together with something):

To date.

Example: "He's been going with her for two weeks."

To attack:

To be in general; to be usually.

Example: "As sentences go, this one is pretty boring."

To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.

Example: "Let's go halves on this."

To yield or weigh.

Example: "Those babies go five tons apiece."

To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.

Example: "I'll go a ten-spot."

To enjoy. (compare go for.)

Example: "I could go a beer right about now."

To urinate or defecate.

Example: "Have you managed to go today, mrs. miggins?"

Gone - as a preposition

Past, after, later than (a time).

Example: "You'd better hurry up, it's gone four o'clock."

Example Sentences

"The milk in the fridge has gone bad."
"Her hopes of winning the race were gone after her injury."
"The laughter from the audience was gone as soon as the comedian left the stage."
"His dreams of becoming an astronaut had gone unfulfilled."
"The money he had saved for the vacation was all gone."
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Word Game Points

Is GONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, gone is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

GONE has a SCRABBLE points total of 5.

Is GONE a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, gone is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
GONE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.

Is GONE a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, gone is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
GONE has a WORDFEUD points total of 6.

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