To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Definition of gone
(Entry 1 of 2)
b : dead
c : characterized by sinking or dropping
the empty or gone feeling in the abdomen so common in elevators— H. G. Armstrong
b : possessed with a strong attachment or a foolish or unreasoning love or desire : infatuated —often used with onwas real gone on that man— Pete Martin
c : pregnant she's six months gone
3 : past memories of gone summers— John Cheever
gone
Definition of gone (Entry 2 of 2)
past participle of go entry 1
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
Words to improve your Scrabble game
Take the quizSemantic Drift Quiz
A challenging quiz of changing words.
Take the quizSpell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quizAdd Diction
Build a chain of words by adding one letter at a time.
Play the game
Share gone
Time Traveler for gone
The first known use of gone was in 1598
See more words from the same year