bygone (redirected from letting bygones be bygones)

by·gone  (bgôn, -gn)

adj.

Gone by; past: bygone days.

n.

One, especially a grievance, that is past: Let bygones be bygones.

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bygone [ˈbaɪˌgɒn]

adj

(usually prenominal) past; former

n

1. (often plural) a past occurrence

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) (often plural) an artefact, implement, etc., of former domestic or industrial use, now often collected for interest

let bygones be bygones to agree to forget past quarrels

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bygone - past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones" water under the bridge past, 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of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" bypast, departed, foregone, gone past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

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bygone

adjective 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, prospective

Translations

bygone [ˈbaɪgɒn]

A. ADJ [days, times] → pasado

B. N to let bygones be bygones → olvidar el pasado
let bygones be bygones → lo pasado, pasado está

bygone [ˈbaɪgɒn]

adj [age] → passé(e)

n
let bygones be bygones → passons l'éponge, oublions le passé

bygone

adj → längst vergangen; in bygone days → in früheren Zeiten

n to let bygones be bygones → die Vergangenheit ruhen lassen

bygone [ˈbaɪˌgɒn]

1. adj → passato/a
in bygone days → una volta

2. n let bygones be bygones → mettiamoci una pietra sopra