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gone on

gone on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gawn, gon on, awn]
    • /gɔn, gɒn ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gawn, gon on, awn]
    • /gɔn, gɒn ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of gone on words

  • verb gone on past participle of go1 . 1
  • adjective gone on departed; left. 1
  • adjective gone on lost or hopeless. 1
  • adjective gone on ruined. 1
  • adjective gone on that has passed away; dead. 1
  • adjective gone on past. 1

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Parts of speech for Gone on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gone on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for gone on

adj gone on

  • dedicated — You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
  • faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
  • steadfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
  • zealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
  • concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.

verb gone on

  • prize — leverage.
  • treasure — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
  • prefer — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
  • admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
  • choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.

Antonyms for gone on

adj gone on

  • apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
  • dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
  • disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
  • unfaithful — not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
  • unreliable — not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.

verb gone on

  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
  • condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.

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