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bygone
by·gone B0590900 (bī′gôn′, -gŏn′)adj. Gone by; past: bygone days.n. One, especially a grievance, that is past: Let bygones be bygones.bygone (ˈbaɪˌɡɒn) adj (usually prenominal) past; formern1. (often plural) a past occurrence2. (Antiques) (often plural) an artefact, implement, etc, of former domestic or industrial use, now often collected for interest3. let bygones be bygones to agree to forget past quarrelsby•gone (ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn)
adj. 1. earlier; former; past: bygone days. n. 2. Usu., bygones. previous times or experiences. Idioms: let bygones be bygones, to disregard past disagreements; reconcile. [1375–1425; late Middle English (north) by-gane; see gone, by1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bygone - past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"water under the bridgepast, past times, yesteryear - the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" | | Adj. | 1. | bygone - well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"bypast, departed, foregone, gonepast - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
bygoneadjective past, former, previous, lost, forgotten, ancient, of old, one-time, departed, extinct, gone by, erstwhile, antiquated, of yore, olden, past recall, sunk in oblivion bygone generations
to be, coming, future, to come, forthcoming, prospectivebygoneadjectiveOf a style or method formerly in vogue:antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.Translationsbygone
bygone daysA period of time that has since passed. My grandmother loves to look at old pictures as a reminder of her bygone days. That law is from bygone days! We need to move forward and modernize, not stay stuck in the past!See also: bygone, dayslet bygones be bygonesTo stop focusing on something that happened in the past (usually a source of conflict or tension). I said I was sorry—can't we let bygones be bygones?See also: bygone, letLet bygones be bygones.Cliché Forgive someone for something he or she did in the past. Jill: Why don't you want to invite Ellen to your party? Jane: She was rude to me at the off ice picnic. Jill: But that was six months ago. Let bygones be bygones. Nancy held a grudge against her teacher for a long time, but she finally decided to let bygones be bygones.See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygonesWhat's done is done; don't worry about the past, especially past errors or grievances. For example, Bill and Tom shook hands and agreed to let bygones be bygones. [First half of 1600s] See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygones If people let bygones be bygones, they agree to forget about arguments and problems that have happened in the past so that they can improve their relationship. She met him again by chance through friends and decided to let bygones be bygones for the sake of her art.See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygones forgive and forget past offences or causes of conflict.See also: bygone, letlet ˌbygones be ˈbygones decide to forget about disagreements that happened in the past: This is a ridiculous situation, avoiding each other like this. Why can’t we let bygones be bygones?See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygonesDon’t worry about the past; forgive and forget. Although the idea dates from ancient times, the wording comes from the seventeenth century, when it was cited by several writers as a proverb or parable. It continued to be widely quoted (by Scott, Tennyson, and Shaw, among others). The word bygone, meaning “past,” dates from the fourteenth century and survives principally in the cliché.See also: bygone, letbygone
Synonyms for bygoneadj pastSynonyms- past
- former
- previous
- lost
- forgotten
- ancient
- of old
- one-time
- departed
- extinct
- gone by
- erstwhile
- antiquated
- of yore
- olden
- past recall
- sunk in oblivion
Antonyms- to be
- coming
- future
- to come
- forthcoming
- prospective
Synonyms for bygoneadj of a style or method formerly in vogueSynonyms- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- dated
- dowdy
- fusty
- old
- old-fashioned
- old-time
- outdated
- outmoded
- out-of-date
- passé
- vintage
Synonyms for bygonenoun past events to be put asideSynonymsRelated Wordsadj well in the pastSynonyms- bypast
- departed
- foregone
- gone
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