以往 — meaning in English
yǐ wǎng
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English meaning
- background noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
- bygone adj Belonging to a time long past.
- foregone adj Already certain or decided in advance, leaving no real doubt about the outcome.
Senses
以往 is used for these senses in English:
- background One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
- bygone Having been or happened in the distant past.
- foregone bygone
- simple past (grammar) A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.
background — full definition
- noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
- noun A person's history, education, or experience.
- adj Less prominent or noticeable; running behind the main action.
- verb To gather relevant background information on a person or subject.