bygone

• Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das einer früheren Zeit angehört; vergangen oder einstig.

An adjective describing something that belongs to an earlier time; past or former.

1. Past or formerB2formal

   Belonging to an earlier time; no longer existing or happening.

   Vergangen

   • The museum displays artifacts from bygone eras.
   • She often reminisces about bygone days of her childhood.
   • Bygone traditions are sometimes revived in modern festivals.

   Synonymeantiquateddefunctforgottenformergoneobsoleteoldoldenpastpreviousvanished

   Antonymecontemporarycurrentfuturepresent

• Substantiv, das etwas bezeichnet, das der Vergangenheit angehört; oft in der Wendung «das Vergangene sei vergangen» verwendet, um frühere Ereignisse oder Kränkungen zu meinen.

A noun referring to something that belongs to an earlier time, often used in the phrase 'let bygones be bygones' to refer to past events or grievances.

1. Past events or timesC1formal

   Things that happened or existed in the past, often with a sense of nostalgia.

   Vergangenheit

   • Let bygones be bygones and move forward.
   • She often reminisces about the bygones of her childhood.
   • The museum displays artifacts from bygones.

   Synonymehistorypastyesteryear

   Antonymefuturepresent