- bygone by·gone
- ['baɪˌɡɒn]
1. adjpassato (-a)
in bygone days — una volta
2. nlet bygones be bygones — mettiamoci una pietra sopra
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
bygone by·gone
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Bygone — By gone (b[imac] g[o^]n ; 115), a. Past; gone by. Bygone fooleries. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bygone — By gone , n. Something gone by or past; a past event. Let old bygones be Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {Let bygones be bygones}, let the past be forgotten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bygone — (adj.) early 15c., from BY (Cf. by) + GONE (Cf. gone). Cf. similar construction of AFORESAID (Cf. aforesaid) … Etymology dictionary
bygone — [adj] in the past ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane*, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, oldfashioned, old time … New thesaurus
bygone — [bī′gôn΄] adj. that has or have gone by; past; former n. anything that is gone or past let bygones be bygones to let past offenses or disagreements be forgotten … English World dictionary
gone — I (dead) adjective bygone, deceased, defunct, demised, exanimate, expired, extinct, lifeless, passed, passed on II (finished) adjective accomplished, achieved, at an end, brought to a conclusion, completed, concluded, consumed, consummated,… … Law dictionary
bygone — adjective Date: 15th century gone by ; past < bygone days >; especially outmoded < bygone styles > • bygone noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bygone — /buy gawn , gon /, adj. 1. past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days. n. 2. Usually, bygones. that which is past: Let s not talk of bygones. 3. let bygones be bygones, to decide to forget past… … Universalium
gone — Synonyms and related words: ablated, absconded, absent, ago, all gone, all in, anemic, annihilated, antiquated, antique, asleep, asleep in Jesus, asthenic, at rest, away, beat, beat up, beaten, bereft of life, beyond recall, beyond remedy, big,… … Moby Thesaurus
bygone — by•gone [[t]ˈbaɪˌgɔn, ˌgɒn[/t]] adj. 1) earlier; former; past: bygone days[/ex] 2) Usu., bygones. previous times or experiences • let bygones be bygones Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (north) by gane; see gone, by I … From formal English to slang
bygone — by|gone [ˈbaıgɔn US go:n] adj bygone age/era/days etc a period of time in the past ▪ The buildings reflect the elegance of a bygone era … Dictionary of contemporary English
