adj.
Pronunciation: ' go ̇ n also ' gän
Function: adjective
Etymology: from past participle of go
Date: 1598
1 a : LOST , RUINED <lost looks and gone faculties ― Penelope Gilliatt> b : DEAD c : characterized by sinking or dropping <the empty or gone feeling in the abdomen so common in elevators ― H. G. Armstrong>
2 a : INVOLVED , ABSORBED <far gone in hysteria> b : possessed with a strong attachment or a foolish or unreasoning love or desire : INFATUATED ― often used with on <was real gone on that man ― Pete Martin> c : PREGNANT <she's six months gone >
3 : PAST <memories of gone summers ― John Cheever>
4 slang : GREAT <a real gone fashion reporter ― Inez Robb>