FAR-GONE


Meaning of FAR-GONE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: remote in some respect (as from a standard or a beginning)

far-gone places

: nearing an end

sitting in the far-gone night over their rum

as

a. : nearing complete exhaustion or death

too far-gone to raise his head

b. : nearly worn out

my shoes were far-gone but I patched the soles with cardboard each night

II. adverb

dialect : by far : unquestionably

known to be far-gone the best hound — Vereen Bell

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