Meaning of be gone | Babel Free
Definitions
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, gone.
Equivalents
Examples
“Fairies be gone, and be alwaies away.”
“Melpomene, be gone; / Hag of my Fancy, let⟳ me now alone: / Night-mare my ſoul no more; Go take⟳ thy flight / Where Traytors Ghoſts keep⟳ an eternal night; […]”
“Sir Fran. But me no Buts Be gone, Sir: Dare to ask⟳ me for Money agen Refuse⟳ Forty Thousand Pound! Out of my Doors, I say⟳, without reply⟳.”
“Be gone, thou impudent VVretch, to Hell, thy proper Place⟳: thou art a Deſpiſer of my glorious Majeſty, and your Frame of Spirit ſavours of Blaſphemy.”
“Be gone [translating exī], whether born today or earlier, whether created today or earlier: with this formula I call⟳ out, lead⟳ out, and sing⟳ out from the limbs and marrow of this person here this disease, plague, pain, polyp, redness, goiters, tonsils, inflammation, growths, tumor, and swelling.”
“'Be gone tartlets! Your feminine charms hold⟳ no power over me,' he said, tears of laughter falling down his face⟳ to drip from his pointed little chin. 'You should know⟳ I prefer⟳ quiche to tarts.'”
“While you’ll find⟳ a giddy variety of sounds on TikTok – ranging from the classic ('Paint⟳ It Black' by the Rolling Stones is currently trending) to the extremely memey (‘Be Gone Thot’ by an alien influencer called Lil Mayo) – the most consistently trending sounds tend⟳ to err towards the childlike.”
“When your rooster crows at the break⟳ o' dawn Look⟳ out your windo' and I'll be gone You're the reason⟳ I'm a travelin' on But don't think⟳ twice, it's all right.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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