Definitions for bygones

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bygones by·gone

Spelling: [bahy-gawn, -gon]

IPA: /ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn/

Bygones is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in bygones (begnosy).

Definitions for bygones

noun

1. Usually, bygones. that which is past:

Idioms

1. let bygones be bygones, to decide to forget past disagreements; become reconciled:

adjective

1. past; gone by; earlier; former:

Origin of bygones

1375-1425; late Middle English (north) by-gane; see gone, by¹

Examples for bygones

But, considerin' that I got this horn from Mr. Bangs, I'm willin' to let bygones be past.

I don't talk of these things; they are bygones, and I 'd as soon forget them.

But Lieberman's call to let bygones be bygones rings as hollow as his promise to draw troops down from Iraq.

And under the circumstances we are quite willing to let bygones be bygones.

Many seem to agree with the government that we should just let bygones by bygones.

And let none ever name the matter afore her again; let bygones be bygones.

These excellent Athenians were resolved that bygones should be bygones.

Who can sympathize with bygones when he is counting the minutes that are to make him one of them?

But on the other side of the bridge we let bygones be bygones.

He gave me a great deal of trouble—but there, let bygones be bygones!