The meaning of Bygone

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

The ancient civilizations of the mediterranean

noun

An old man.

Usage examples:

A solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

noun

A standard, flag, or ensign.

Usage examples:

The ancient was a banner bearing an heraldic device, the token of ancient or noble descent, borne b…

adjective

Old-fashioned or outdated.

Usage examples:

This antiquated central heating system

adjective

Old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

Usage examples:

Antiquated ideas/technology

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

adjective

(often used for emphasis) to the greatest extent or degree; total.

Usage examples:

A complete ban on smoking

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

adjective

No longer existing or functioning.

Usage examples:

The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective

No longer existing or in use

Usage examples:

She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

adjective

Dead.

Usage examples:

A dear departed relative

verb

Leave, especially in order to start a journey.

Usage examples:

They departed for germany

adjective

Dead

Usage examples:

We will always remember our dear departed friends., the old man talked about the departed triumphs …

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

adjective

(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

Trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct., many species of plants and animals…

adjective

(of a task or activity) brought to an end; completed.

Usage examples:

A preparatory drawing for the finished painting

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

adjective

Completed or brought to an end

Usage examples:

Raw materials make up only a small part of the cost of the finished product., as a result of this l…

verb

Past participle of forget.

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines

verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

adjective

Having previously been a particular thing.

Usage examples:

Her former boyfriend

noun

A person or thing that forms something.

Usage examples:

An opinion-former

adjective

Of an earlier time, but not now

Usage examples:

The former president lives on his ranch., of the two suggestions, i prefer the former.

adjective

Past and past participle of lose.

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite

adjective

(of a person) unable to find your way, or (of an item) not to be found

Usage examples:

A lost child/pet/earring, we got lost on the way home., fig. i’d be lost without you (= i would not…

adjective

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Usage examples:

The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

verb

Cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.

Usage examples:

We're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs

adjective

No longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it

Usage examples:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

suffix

Forming names of organic compounds denoting alcohols and phenols.

Usage examples:

Glycerol

adjective

Only once

Usage examples:

The gym charges a separate, one-time fee to join., the one-time olympic track star is now a coach.

adjective

Happening only once

Usage examples:

We will take a one-time charge against earnings this quarter., the one-time pm refused to comment o…

adjective

Old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

An outmoded victorian building

adjective

No longer fashionable; out of date.

Usage examples:

Minis are passé—the best skirts are knee-length

adjective

No longer fashionable

Usage examples:

Writing personal letters, unfortunately, is passé.

adjective

Gone by in time and no longer existing.

Usage examples:

The danger is now past

noun

The time before the moment of speaking or writing.

Usage examples:

She found it hard to make ends meet in the past

preposition

To or on the further side of.

Usage examples:

He rode on past the crossroads

adjective

Existing or occurring before in time or order.

Usage examples:

She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening

noun

Previous convictions; a criminal record.

Usage examples:

He's got previous—theft and wounding

adjective

Happening or existing before the one mentioned

Usage examples:

The previous owner of the house added a back porch., she was previously employed as a tour guide.