How to pronounce “gone”
Say “gone” in one beat
gone
/ɡɔn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɒn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- goneɡɔn
- IPA (American)
- /ɡɔn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɒn/
- Respelling
- GAWN
- Syllables
- 1 — gone
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡɔn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɡɔn/
/ɡɒn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “gone” means
- verb
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
“How fast does your new car go?”
- verb
follow a procedure or take a course
“We should go farther in this matter”
- verb
move away from a place into another direction
“Go away before I start to cry”
Say it in a sentence
“By the time they arrived, the bus had already gone.”“gone”, answered
How do you pronounce “gone”?
“gone” is pronounced /ɡɔn/ (GAWN) in American English and /ɡɒn/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡɔn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “gone” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡɔn/ — a single beat.
Is “gone” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡɔn/ (GAWN); British English says /ɡɒn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gone” mean?
As a verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically For example: “How fast does your new car go?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gone”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡɔn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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