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far-gone

  [fahr-gawn, -gon]
Use far gone in a Sentence
–adjective
1. remote.
2. approaching the end, as of life, duration, usefulness, etc.: The sleeve is too far-gone to mend.
Origin:
1770–80

gone

  [gawn, gon]
–verb
1. pp. of go 1 .
–adjective
2. departed; left.
3. lost or hopeless.
4. ruined.
5. that has passed away; dead.
6. past.
7. weak and faint: a gone feeling.
8. used up.
9. Slang.
a. pregnant: two months gone.
b. great; outstanding.
c. exhilarated; inspired.
—Idioms
10. far gone,
a. much advanced; deeply involved.
b. nearly exhausted; almost worn out.
c. dying: The rescue party finally reached the scene of the crash, but most of the survivors were already far gone.
11. gone on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with: He is still gone on the woman who jilted him.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gone
Pronunciation: 'gon also 'gän
Function: adjective
: PREGNANT gone>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

far gone

Extremely advanced, referring to some progressive action or condition. For example, These trees are too far gone to be saved, or He's had a lot to drink and is too far gone to drive himself home. [Mid-1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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