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be gone

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

Example Sentences

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Still, she said, she had no idea when she could go home and was upset she had not grabbed food for the pets because she did not think she would be gone so long.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Might be gone sooner if they lose to Leeds in the FA cup at the weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Luxury stocks are a bet that greed won’t be gone for long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Savannah Guthrie previously offered $1 million for a tip leading to the recovery of her mother, acknowledging that "she may already be gone."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“I am impatient to be gone from here. Spiral Castle has brought me only grief; I have no wish to see it again.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

be gone

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