Gone

Gone is the past participle of go and, in everyday language, describes something that is no longer present or has disappeared. It is also widely used as a title in books, films, music, and television, where it often connotes disappearance, departure, or loss.

Film and television: The 2012 American thriller film Gone, directed by Heitor Dhalia, is a notable example. The word has been used for other films and for individual television episodes that focus on disappearance or escape.

Literature: Gone (2008) is the first novel in Michael Grant's Gone series, a young adult science fiction saga in which a town is suddenly sealed off from the outside world, and the children must cope with the absence of adults and a deteriorating society.

Music: Numerous songs are titled Gone by various artists, spanning multiple genres. The title is also used for albums and other musical works.

Other uses: As a common word, Gone appears in idioms and search terms, and functions as a keyword in media databases and catalogs to indicate disappearance-related content.