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past

Dictionary definition · past

noun

  1. the time that has elapsed"forget the past"
  2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)"reporters dug into the candidate's past"
  3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

adjective

  1. earlier than the present time; no longer current"time past"
  2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office"a retiring member of the board"

adverb

  1. so as to pass a given point"every hour a train goes past"

Similar words

past timesyesteryearbyprecedingretiringpast tense

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).