Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Bygone /(bī"gŏn`; 115)/ · By·gone · IPA /ˈbaɪɡɔn/ a. n. 01 a. Past; gone by. 1. Past; gone by. 02 n. Something gone by or past; a past event. 1. Something gone by or past; a past event. Phrases & compounds Let bygones be bygones — let the past be forgotten.