begone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈɡɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈgɔn, -ˈgɑn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi gôn′, -gon′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•gone /bɪˈgɔn, -ˈgɑn/USA pronunciation   v. (used as a command)
  1. Go away! Depart!

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•gone  (bi gôn′, -gon′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to go away;
    depart (usually used in the imperative).
  • 1325–75; Middle English; see be (imperatire.), gone

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
begone /bɪˈɡɒn/ sentence substitute
  1. go away!
Etymology: 14th Century: from be (imperative) + gone
'begone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aroint thee - hence - aroint - hoot - out - woebegone

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