Standard Lemma guide

begone

intj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /biːˈɡɒn/
  • /bɪˈɡɒn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒn
  • /bəˈɡɒn/
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1

intj

Meaning 1

Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, humorous

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of bego

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Univerbation of be + gone. Compare English beware.

Inflected forms.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bas bayıra — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Azerbaijani: rədd ol — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Finnish: kaikkoa — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • French: ouste — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Hungarian: tűnj el — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Hungarian: tűnj a szemem elől — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Indonesian: enyahlah — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Italian: vattene — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Japanese: 去ね (ine) — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Russian: уходи́ (uxodí) — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Russian: уходи́те (uxodíte) — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Russian: прочь (pročʹ) — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Russian: вон (von) — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Scottish Gaelic: falbh — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Scottish Gaelic: bi air d' fhalbh — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Scottish Gaelic: thoir ort — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Swedish: försvinn — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Welsh: cer o 'ma — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
  • Woiwurrung: yane-toee — expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away