gone

/ɡɔn/
preposition
  1. Past; later than (a specified time).
    • It was gone midnight when we finally finished the movie.
    • She didn't get home until gone eleven.
    • The train left at gone ten o'clock, so we missed it.
adjective
  1. No longer present; having left or disappeared.
    • By the time we arrived, the sun was already gone behind the mountains.
    • She looked around the empty room and realized everyone was gone.
    • When I came back to my desk, my phone was gone.
  2. Used up; completely consumed or finished.
    • After the party, the snacks were completely gone.
    • All the cookies are gone — who ate them all?
    • The milk is gone, so I'll need to buy more at the store.
  3. No longer existing or alive; dead or extinct.
    • Her grandmother is gone now, but her memories live on.
    • Many species are gone forever due to habitat loss.
    • The old factory is gone, replaced by a park.
  4. In a state of being deeply absorbed or affected (e.g., by emotion, drugs, or exhaustion).
    • After running the marathon, he was completely gone and could barely stand.
    • She was so lost in the music that she was gone to the world around her.
    • He took one sip of the strong drink and was gone for the rest of the night.
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