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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “GONE”?

29/7/19 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “GONE”?

Gone can be used like an adjective after be, to say that somebody is away, or that something has disappeared or that there is no more.

• She’s been gone for three hours – what do you think she’s doing?
• You can go out shopping, but don’t be gone too long.
• When I came back, my car was gone.
• Is the butter all gone?