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English
Etymology 1
Univerbation of be + gone. Compare English beware.
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Interjection
begone
- (archaic) Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 157, column 1:Fairies be gone, and be alwaies away.
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Translations
expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away
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Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Verb
begone
- past participle of bego
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