NYT Dictionary

GONE

/ɡɔn/
VerbAdjectivePrepositionContractionGAWNGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

past participle of go

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English gon, igon, gan, ȝegan, from Old English gān, ġegān, from Proto-Germanic *gānaz (“gone”), past participle of *gāną (“to go”). Cognate with West Germanic Scots gane (“gone”), West Frisian gien (“gone”), Low German gahn (“gone”), and Dutch gegaan (“gone”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

travelgomovelocomoteproceeddepartbecomegetrunkaput

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:

+6 earlier appearances in the archive.

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