bygone

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('gôn', -gŏn') pronunciation
adj.
Gone by; past: bygone days.

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


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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a style or method formerly in vogue: antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage. See new/old.


adj

Definition: in the past
Antonyms: modern, new, recent

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Past grievances.

pronunciation We say "let bygones be bygones" to people who have had a disagreement in the past when we want them to move forward leaving their disagreement in the past. — http://www.goenglish.com/LetBygonesBeBygones.asp

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - svunden, forbigangen
n. - gamle synder

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    lade fortiden hvile, lade det være glemt

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervlogen, voorbij

Français (French)
adj. - d'autrefois, passé
n. - passé

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    oublier le passé, passer l'éponge

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einstig, verflogen
n. - Vergangenes

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    die Vergangenheit ruhen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρελθών, περασμένος

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    περασμένα ξεχασμένα

Italiano (Italian)
passato

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    metterci una pietra sopra

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - antigo
n. - coisa (f) do passado

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    esqueça o passado

Русский (Russian)
прошлый, минувший

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    кто прошлое помянет, тому глаз вон

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pasado, del pasado
n. - cosa pasada

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    lo pasado, pasado está, olvidemos el pasado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förfluten, föråldrad
n. - det förflutna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
过去的, 过去的事

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    既往不咎, 尽弃前嫌

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 過去的
n. - 過去的事

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    既往不咎, 盡棄前嫌

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지나간, 시대에 뒤떨어진
n. - 지나간 일

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 過ぎ去った, 過去の
n. - 過去のこと, 過去

idioms:

  • let bygones be bygones    過去の事は水に流せ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سالف, غابر (الاسم) الماضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שחלף, שעבר‬
n. - ‮שחלף, שעבר, ברבים: דברים שקרו בעבר, בעיקר שליליים‬


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Dunbar, William (Scottish poet)