Gone vs Gong - What's the difference?
gone | gong |
Away, having left.
(figuratively) No longer part of the present situation.
No longer existing, having passed.
Used up.
Dead.
(colloquial) Intoxicated to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings
(colloquial) Excellent; wonderful.
(archaic) Ago (used post-positionally).
* 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 491:
(British, informal) Past, after, later than (a time).
(musici) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
(British, informal) A medal or award.
To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
* 1903 , H. G. Wells, The Truth About Pyecraft
In british informal terms the difference between gone and gong
is that gone is past, after, later than (a time) while gong is a medal or award.As an adjective gone
is away, having left.As a preposition gone
is past, after, later than (a time).As a noun gong is
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.gone
English
Alternative forms
* ywent (obsolete verb form)Verb
(head)Derived terms
* gonerAdjective
(-)- Are they gone already?
- Don't both trying to understand what Grandma says, she's gone .
- He won't be going out with us tonight. Now that he's engaged, he's gone .
- Have you seen their revenue numbers? They're gone .
- The days of my youth are gone .
- I'm afraid all the coffee's gone at the moment.
- Dude, look at Jack. He's completely gone .
- Six nights gone , your brother fell upon my uncle Stafford, encamped with his host at a village called Oxcross not three days ride from Casterly Rock.
Preposition
(English prepositions)- You'd better hurry up, it's gone four o'clock.
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* English irregular past participles ----gong
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Etymology 1
(wikipedia gong) From (etyl) gongNoun
(en noun)Verb
- Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged , no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!
