: to go away : depart
—used especially in the imperative
Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of begone in a Sentence
in his frustration the beleaguered actor cried out to the autograph seekers, “Begone and let me finish my meal in peace!”
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“Begone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/begone. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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begone
verb
be·gone
bi-ˈgȯn 
also -ˈgän
: to go away
—used especially in the imperative mood
begone from my sight!
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