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be gone

be gone interjection: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, gone. Also the alternative form of begone.

Interjection

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, gone.
    • When your rooster crows at the break o' dawn
      Look out your windo' and I'll be gone
      You're the reason I'm a travelin' on
      But don't think twice, it's all right.1962, Bob Dylan, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

Also used as

be gone is also the alternative form of begone.

Questions about be gone

What does be gone mean?
Be gone means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, gone.
What part of speech is be gone?
Be gone is an interjection.

Words near be gone in the dictionary

  1. be down with
  2. be fearful when others are greedy
  3. be friends
  4. be gathered to one's fathers
  5. be going to
  6. be gone
  7. be good for
  8. be greedy when others are fearful
  9. be here for
  10. be in and out
  11. be in each other's pockets

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