begone en · INTJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈɡɒn/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /biːˈɡɒn/
Etymology
Univerbation of be + gone. Compare English beware.
Meanings
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(archaic, humorous, in modern usage) Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
"Begone! move quickly! if quickly you can, you that shine forth into sight in moist times like the worm."
1856, Herman Melville, The Lightning Rod Man:Fairies be gone, and be alwaies away.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 157, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| be gone | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (21)
sv försvinn (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ja 去ね (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · fr ouste (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · gd thoir ort (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ms kus (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ru вон (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · hu tűnj el (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · gd bi air d' fhalbh (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · fi kaikkoa (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ru уходи́те (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ru уходи́ (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · it vattene (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · id enyahlah (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · gd falbh (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ms syuh (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · az rədd ol (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · hu tűnj a szemem elől (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · wyi yane-toee (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · cy cer o 'ma (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · az bas bayıra (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away) · ru прочь (expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away)