How to spell gone

Gone is spelled G-O-N-E.

hear itgone/ɡɔn/adjectiveLong vowels

What it means: No longer present or remaining.

In a sentence: The ice cream was gone before lunch.

Same family: go, going, went, overworked. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Gone is the past participle of the verb 'go', which comes from Old English 'gān', meaning 'to move, to walk.' Over time, English speakers also began using 'gone' informally to describe a person so tired or drained that their energy has 'gone away.'

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