- bygones
- bygones "things that are past," especially offenses, 1560s, from pl. of noun use of BYGONE (Cf. bygone) (q.v.).
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bygones — noun /ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/ (plural) things that happened in the past ...if you spare me, bygones are bygones, and when you fellows are in court for piracy, Ill save you all I can. See Also: let bygones be bygones, bygone … Wiktionary
bygones — by|gones [ baı,gɔnz ] noun let bygones be bygones to decide to forget about a disagreement or something unpleasant that has happened in the past: We decided to let bygones be bygones and be friends again … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bygones — by|gones [ˈbaıgɔnz US go:nz] n let bygones be bygones to forget something bad that someone has done to you and forgive them … Dictionary of contemporary English
bygones — noun let bygones be bygones to forget something bad that someone has done to you and forgive them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bygones — UK [ˈbaɪˌɡɒnz] / US [ˈbaɪˌɡɔnz] noun let bygones be bygones … English dictionary
bygones — [ˈbaɪˌgɒnz] noun let bygones be bygones to decide to forget about a disagreement or something unpleasant that has happened in the past[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bygones — n. days that are past, time which is in the past adj. gone past, past, outmoded … English contemporary dictionary
bygones — byˈgones plural noun 1. Past happenings or grievances 2. Ornaments, household articles, etc of former times which are not fine enough, or not old enough, to be valued as antiques (also in sing) • • • Main Entry: ↑by … Useful english dictionary
let bygones be bygones — Let past quarrels be ignored • • • Main Entry: ↑by * * * let bygones be bygones phrase to decide to forget about a disagreement or something unpleasant that has happened in the past We decided to let bygones be bygones and be friends again.… … Useful english dictionary
