How to Pronounce "goners"
word
ˈɡɑnɝ
GAH-nerz
ɡˈɒnəz
GON-uhz
Definition
'Goners' refers informally to people or things that are hopeless, almost certainly doomed, dying, or about to fail. It's often used when someone or something can't be saved.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɑnɝ
British English
ɡˈɒnəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GAH-nerz
UK
GON-uhz
Listen in Context
We thought we were goners during the storm.
If someone doesn't help soon, they're goners.
The cookies in the oven are goners—they're burned!
As soon as the car stopped on the tracks, we knew we were goners.