gone

/ɡɒn/

past participle of 'go'

She has gone to the store.

This indicates she is no longer here; she left for the store.

general

past participle of 'go', indicating movement or departure from a place

He is gone for the day.

He has left and will not return today.

The train has gone.

The train has departed.

Often used with 'have' or 'has' to form the present perfect tense.

general

no longer present or existing

The old library is gone.

The library no longer exists; it has been demolished or removed.

My patience is gone.

I have lost my patience; I am no longer patient.

Can be used metaphorically to describe the absence of abstract concepts like time, patience, or opportunities.

Collocations

gone for goodpermanently gone, not coming backgone missingdisappeared without explanationgone viralspread widely on the internet

lost or forgotten, often used in the phrase 'gone with the wind'

spoiled or rotten (food)

'Gone' is often used with 'have' or 'has' to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time before now.

'Gone' is the past participle, while 'went' is the simple past tense. Use 'gone' with auxiliary verbs like 'have' or 'has'.

From Middle English 'gone', past participle of 'goen' (to go), from Old English 'gān' (to go).

Often used in the present perfect tense (e.g., 'has gone', 'have gone') to indicate a completed action with relevance to the present.

to move or travel from one place to another

root

-ne

past participle suffix

suffix

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