gone west

Verb

go west (third-person singular simple present goes west, present participle going west, simple past went west, past participle gone west)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, west.
   • Go west until you hit the ocean, then turn left.
2. Synonym of set: to move toward the western horizon, to go down.
   • For hit was nyght, the sonne goth westc. 1400, The Laud Troy Book, l. 13365

   Synonyms:

   set

3. (dated, figuratively) Synonym of die.
   • Women and mony wilsome wy,a. 1532, Glassinberry, poem preserved in Gray's Manuscipt

   Synonyms:

   die

4. (dated, figuratively) To be lost, destroyed, or otherwise ruined.
   • The glare of a burning house shone red in the sky over the roof tops. 'Somebody's 'appy 'ome gone west', remarked one man.1916, Boyd Cable, Action Front, page 167
5. (US) To move to the American West, particularly (historical) during the 19th century era.
   • It reminds me of the advice that Mr. Secretary Corwin gave to a young man that was applying for a clerkship. He said, ‘Young man, go West’.1856 May, Wisconsin Farmer, p. 209