by·gone
by·gone/ˈbīˌɡôn,ˈbīˌɡän/
adjective
belonging to an earlier time.
"relics of a bygone society"
synonyms: past, former, earlier, one-time, long-ago, gone by, previous, forgotten, lost, finished, completed, of old, ancient, antiquated, obsolete, departed, dead, extinct, defunct, out of date, outmoded, passé, of yore, olden, foregone, forepassed
noun
a thing dating from an earlier time.
"the museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones"
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5 days ago · The meaning of BYGONE is gone by : past; especially : outmoded. How to use bygone in a sentence.
used to tell someone that they should forget about unpleasant things that happened in the past, and especially to forgive and forget something bad that someone ...
adjective. past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
idiom. : to forgive someone for something done or for a disagreement and to forget about it. I know we've had our fights over the years, but I think it's time ...
/ˈbaɪgɒn/ · adjective. well in the past; former. “bygone days”. synonyms: bypast, departed, foregone, gone · past. earlier than the present time; no longer ...
bygone, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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4 senses: 1. past; former 2. a past occurrence 3. an artefact, implement, etc, of former domestic or industrial use, now often.
(General American) IPA: /ˈbaɪɡɔn/, /-ɡɑn/; Homophone: bigon (depending on the dialect); Hyphenation: by‧gone. Adjective edit. bygone (not comparable).
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happening or existing a long time ago. a bygone age/era; The family story was that, in bygone days, he had been a rich farmer in Australia.
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One, especially a grievance, that is past. Let bygones be bygones. American Heritage.