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gonest

gonest is the superlative form of gone.

Meaning of gone

Adjective

gone (comparative further gone or farther gone or goner, superlative furthest gone or farthest gone or gonest)

  1. Away, having left.
    • Are they gone already?
  2. No longer existing, having passed.
    • The days of my youth are gone.
  3. Used up.
    • I'm afraid all the coffee is gone.
  4. Broken, failed.
    • The bulb is gone. Can you put a new one in?
  5. Dead.
    • Dust, that a breath could blow aside, yet that was once, like ourselves, animate with hope, passion, and sorrow, is below; around are the vain memorials of human grief and human pride; yet all alike dedicated to the gone.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Marriage”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 221
  6. Doomed, done for.
    • Have you seen the company's revenue? It's through the floor. They're gone.

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Questions about gonest

What is gonest the superlative form of?
Gonest is the superlative form of gone.

Words near gonest in the dictionary

  1. goneplacids
  2. goner
  3. goners
  4. goneski
  5. gonesome
  6. gonest
  7. goney
  8. goneys
  9. gonezo
  10. gonfalon
  11. gonfalonier

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