adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbaɪɡɒn/
Received-Pronunciation, dated:/-ɡɔːn/
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General-American:/ˈbaɪɡɔn/
General-American:/-ɡɑn/
homophone: bigon (depending on the dialect)
CMU ARPABET:B AY1 G AO2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having been or happened in the distant past.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An event that happened in the past.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
well in the past; former
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bygone days
dreams of foregone times
sweet memories of gone summers
relics of a departed era
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bypast, departed, foregone, gone
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
past events to be put aside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
let bygones be bygones
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: water under the bridge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: past, past times, yesteryear
History
Etymology
From by (adverb) + gone. See go by.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
да́ўні
(dáwni)
— in the far past
Bulgarian:
минал
(minal)
— in the far past
Bulgarian:
предишен
(predišen)
— in the far past
Czech:
minulý
— in the far past
Czech:
dávný
— in the far past
Dutch:
vervlogen
— in the far past
Esperanto:
pasinta
— in the far past
Finnish:
entinen
— in the far past
Finnish:
mennyt
— in the far past
French:
d'autrefois
— in the far past
French:
passé
— in the far past
German:
vergangen
— in the far past
Greek:
αλλοτινός
(allotinós)
— in the far past
Greek:
περασμένος
(perasménos)
— in the far past
Hungarian:
letűnt
— in the far past
Hungarian:
elmúlt
— in the far past
Hungarian:
régmúlt
— in the far past
Italian:
passato
— in the far past
Italian:
andato
— in the far past
Latin:
praeteritus
— in the far past
Macedonian:
дамнешен
(damnešen)
— in the far past
Polish:
przeszły
— in the far past
Polish:
miniony
— in the far past
Polish:
dawny
— in the far past
Russian:
про́шлый
(próšlyj)
— in the far past
Russian:
да́вний
(dávnij)
— in the far past
Scots:
lang syne
— in the far past
Spanish:
anteayer
— in the far past
Spanish:
antaño
— in the far past
Swedish:
svunnen
— in the far past
Swedish:
förgången
— in the far past
Tocharian B:
atit
— in the far past
Ukrainian:
да́вній
(dávnij)
— in the far past
Dutch:
het verleden
— A person or occurrence that took place in the past
Dutch:
de dingen die voorbij zijn
— A person or occurrence that took place in the past
French:
évènement passé
— A person or occurrence that took place in the past
Polish:
przeżytek
— A person or occurrence that took place in the past
Russian:
про́шлое
(próšloje)
— A person or occurrence that took place in the past
Russian:
было́е
(bylóje)
— A person or occurrence that took place in the past
