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| 1. | [ noun ] the time that has elapsed | |
| Synonyms: | yesteryear yore past_times | |
| Examples: | "forget the past" |
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| Related terms: | future time history bygone auld_langsyne time_immemorial yesterday old | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] earlier than the present time; no longer current | |
| Examples: | "time past" "his youth is past" "this past Thursday" "the past year" |
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| Related terms: | present future last old erstwhile earlier former other early late historic ancient ex historic prehistoric then bygone chivalric olden ago ultimo old outgoing noncurrent timing | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] so as to pass a given point | |
| Synonyms: | by | |
| Examples: | "every hour a train goes past" |
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| 4. | [ noun ] a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) | |
| Examples: | "reporters dug into the candidate's past" |
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| Related terms: | time_period life | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | |
| Synonyms: | retiring preceding | |
| Examples: | "a retiring member of the board" |
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| Related terms: | outgoing | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (grammar) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | |
| Synonyms: | past_tense | |
| Related terms: | tense preterit | |
| 7. | [ pronoun ] preposition, to indicate movement through a point and continuing | |
| Synonyms: | by beyond | |
| Examples: | "They drove by my house." "It is beyond the bounds of good sense." "He looked past me." |
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| 8. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
| Synonyms: | beyond | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time | |
| Examples: | "past participle" |
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| Related terms: | grammar | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pasty Pasto paste pasta pact Paxto paget pashtu Pashto Paquet packet Pacetti paucity Paskett Packett |
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