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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If you’ll only be gone for a year, you should store your belongings in New York City, says Angie Hicks, co-founder of Angi, a digital home-services marketplace.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone, but I’m thinking it could be almost a year — or at least until next summer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

"They told me that not a single baht of my money was left, but I never even got a visa. I don't understand how all the money could be gone."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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

One good thing: that MI5 man, Jarvis, seems to be gone.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

be gone

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