bypast

/'baipɑ:st/

Thân thiện

The old castle is a bypast relic of a forgotten age.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Well in the past; former; gone by: "Bypast" describes something that belongs to a time that has already happened and is now over. It emphasizes that the thing or period is completely finished and exists only in memory or history.

Usage

• "Bypast" is a somewhat literary or formal word. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation, where words like "past," "former," or "bygone" are more frequent. It is typically used to add a poetic or reflective tone when talking about history, memories, or eras that have ended.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • We spent the evening reminiscing about bypast glories. (We spent the evening reminiscing about glories that are well in the past.)
  • The museum displayed artifacts from a bypast civilization. (The museum displayed artifacts from a civilization that is gone by.)
  • His stories were filled with tales of bypast adventures. (His stories were filled with tales of adventures from former times.)

Advanced Usage

• "to relegate something to the bypast": to consider something as completely over and no longer relevant.
  • With the new treaty, those old conflicts were finally relegated to the bypast. (With the new treaty, those old conflicts were finally considered as completely over.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bygone (adj): past; former. This is a more common synonym.
  • Let bygones be bygones. (Let past things stay in the past.)
• Foregone (adj): previous; past. Often used in the phrase "foregone conclusion."
• Departed (adj): gone away; left. Can be used similarly for past times (e.g., departed era).
• Past (adj/n): the most common and general term for time before the present.

Synonyms

• Former: of an earlier time.
• Gone by: having passed.
• Historical: concerning past events.
• Previous: existing or occurring before in time.

Antonyms

• Current: belonging to the present time.
• Present: existing or occurring now.
• Future: time that is to come.
• Contemporary: belonging to the same time.

Related Idioms

• A thing of the bypast: something that belongs entirely to a previous era and is no longer seen or relevant.
  • Manual typewriters are now a thing of the bypast. (Manual typewriters now belong completely to a previous era.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. well in the past; former
   • bygone days
   • dreams of foregone times
   • sweet memories of gone summers
   • relics of a departed era

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bygone
• departed
• foregone
• gone