[gone] adj [fr. pp. of go] (1598) 1 a: dead b: lost, ruined "lost looks and ~ faculties --Penelope Gilliatt" c: characterized by sinking or dropping "the empty or ~ feeling in the abdomen so common in elevators --H. G. Armstrong"
2. a: involved, absorbed "far ~ in hysteria" b: possessed with a strong attachment or a foolish or unreasoning love or desire: infatuated--often used with on "was real ~ on that man --Pete Martin" c: pregnant "she's six months ~"
3: past "memories of ~ summers --John Cheever"
4. slang: great "a real ~ fashion reporter --Inez Robb"