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- [bahy-gawn, -gon]
- /ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn/
- /ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-gawn, -gon]
- /ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn/
Definitions of bygones word
- adjective bygones past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days. 1
- noun bygones Usually, bygones. that which is past: Let's not talk of bygones. 1
- idioms bygones let bygones be bygones, to decide to forget past disagreements; become reconciled: Let's let bygones be bygones and be friends again. 1
- noun bygones Things that happened in the past. 0
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Origin of bygones
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (north) by-gane; see gone, by1
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Parts of speech for Bygones
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bygones popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bygones
noun bygones
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- yesterday — on the day preceding this day.
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
- relic — a surviving memorial of something past.
- antiquity — Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
Antonyms for bygones
noun bygones
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
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