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let bygones be bygones

let by·gone be by·gone
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [let bahy-gawn, -gon bee bahy-gawn, -gon]
    • /lɛt ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn bi ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn/
    • /let ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn bi ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [let bahy-gawn, -gon bee bahy-gawn, -gon]
    • /lɛt ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn bi ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn/

Definitions of let bygones be bygones words

  • adjective let bygones be bygones past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days. 1
  • noun let bygones be bygones Usually, bygones. that which is past: Let's not talk of bygones. 1
  • idioms let bygones be bygones let bygones be bygones, to decide to forget past disagreements; become reconciled: Let's let bygones be bygones and be friends again. 1
  • verbal expression let bygones be bygones disregard past differences 1
  • phrase let bygones be bygones If two people let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget about unpleasant things that have happened between them in the past. 0
  • noun let bygones be bygones to agree to forget past quarrels 0
See all 8 definitions of let bygones be bygones

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Origin of let bygones be 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 Let bygones be bygones

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Let bygones be bygones

let bygones be 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for let bygones be bygones

verb let bygones be bygones

  • condone — If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
  • efface — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
  • purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.

noun let bygones be bygones

  • make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
All 42 Synonyms of let bygones be bygones

Antonyms for let bygones be bygones

verb let bygones be bygones

  • condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
  • sentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
  • accuse — If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
All 26 Antonyms of let bygones be bygones

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