Noun
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a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- past tense -
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
"reporters dug into the candidate's past"
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the time that has elapsed
"forget the past"
- past times
Adjective
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of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
"a retiring member of the board"
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earlier than the present time
no longer current
"time past"
"his youth is past"
"this past Thursday"
"the past year"
Adverb
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so as to pass a given point
"every hour a train goes past"