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begone

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be·gone  (b-gôn, -gn)
v.
Used chiefly in the imperative to express an order of dismissal.
[Middle English begone : be, imperative of ben, to be; see be + gone, past participle of gon, to go; see go1.]
begone [bɪˈgɒn]
sentence substitute
go away!
[from be (imperative) + gone]
Translations
begone (archaic) [bɪˈgɒn] EXCL (liter) → ¡fuera de aquí!
begone
vi imper and infin only (old) begone! → fort (mit dir/Ihnen); (esp Rel) → weiche; they bade him begone → sie befahlen ihm, sich fortzuscheren


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Then be called ten times a donkey, and a mule, and an ass, and begone, or I'll clear the world of thee
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
she therefore ordered Jenny immediately to pack up her alls and begone, for that she was determined she should not sleep that night within her walls.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Because if it was, I'd take the lead with you, Jack, and be as wise as Begone, dull Care
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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