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   past

   /pɑːst/

   adjective

   • 1. gone by in time and no longer existing: "the danger is now past" Similar gone byoverover and done withno moregonedonedead and buriedfinishedendedforgottenbygoneformeroldof oldearlierlong-agoancientdefunctextinctliterary:of yoreoldenforegone
   • ▪ belonging to a former time: "they made a study of the reasons why past attempts had failed" Similar previousformerpriorforegoinglateerstwhileas wasone-timesometimeex-formal:quondamarchaic:whilomOpposite presentfuture
   • ▪ (of a specified period of time) occurring before and leading up to the time of speaking or writing: "the band has changed over the past twelve months" Similar lastrecentprecedinglatter
   • ▪ (of a tense) expressing an action that has happened or a state that previously existed.

   noun

   • 1. the time before the moment of speaking or writing: "she found it hard to make ends meet in the past"
   • ▪ the history of a person or place: "the monuments act as guidelines through the country's colourful past"
   • ▪ a part of a person's history that is considered to be shameful: informal "he was well dressed and enthusiastic, but the tattoo on his hand hinted that he had a past"
   • 2. a past tense or form of a verb: "a simple past of the first conjugation"

   preposition

   • 1. to or on the further side of: "he rode on past the crossroads"
   • ▪ in front of or from one side to the other of: "he began to drive slowly past the houses" Similar in front ofbybeyond
   • 2. beyond in time; later than: "by this time it was past 3.30" Similar beyondbeyond the limits ofin excess of
   • 3. beyond a particular point, stage, or limit: "he feels his opponent is past his prime"
   • ▪ no longer capable of: "he is past giving the best advice"

   adverb

   • 1. so as to pass from one side of something to the other: "a flotilla of glossy limousines swept past"
   • 2. used to indicate the lapse of time: "a week went past and nothing changed"

   Word Origin Middle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pastness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pastPast Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   adjective. ˈpast. Synonyms of past. 1. a. : ago. 12 years past. started working on this project 10 years past. b. : just gone or elapsed. for the past few months. I spoke with him this past weekend. 2. : having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone. In past winters, we have had much more snow. 3.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PAST definition: 1. in or to a position that is further than a particular point: 2. used to say what the time is…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened. In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost. He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before. We would like to put the past behind us. See live in the past.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › pastPAST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PAST definition: 1. having happened or existed before now: 2. used to refer to a period of time before and until…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pastPast - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you hear that a person or a rare object in an antique store "has a past," get ready for a colorful story. As an adjective, past describes what is no longer current, like the past president of a club or past fashion craze — it's over: its time has passed.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › pastPAST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the time gone by: He could remember events far back in the past. the history of a person, nation, etc.: our country's glorious past. what has existed or has happened at some earlier time: Try to forget the past, now that your troubles are over. the events, phenomena, conditions, etc., that characterized an earlier historical period:

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pastPast - definition of past by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. No longer current; gone by; over: His youth is past. 2. Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone: past events; in years past. 3. a. Earlier than the present time; ago: 40 years past. b. Just gone by or elapsed: in the past few days. 4.