bygone

by·gone

 (bī′gôn′, -gŏn′)

adj.

Gone by; past: bygone days.

n.

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

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bygone

(ˈbaɪˌɡɒn)

adj

(usually prenominal) past; former

n

1. (often plural) a past occurrence

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

3. let bygones be bygones to agree to forget past quarrels

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by•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]

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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of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" bypast, departed, foregone, gone past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"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

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bygone

adjective

Of 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antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.

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Translations

dávnýminulý

entinenmennyt

passato

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

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bygone

[ˈbaɪgɒn]

adj [age] → passé(e)

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

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bygone

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

n to let bygones be bygones → die Vergangenheit ruhen lassen

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bygone

[ˈbaɪˌgɒn]

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

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

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