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past

/pæst/

Synonyms of past Antonyms of past Examples of past Usage of past Parts of past Definition that contains past Words sounding like past Explanation of past

noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
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past tense

type of:
tense
noun
the time that has elapsed
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"forget the past"

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past times yesteryear

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future

type of:
time
adverb
so as to pass a given point
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"every hour a train goes past"

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by
adjective
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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preceding retiring outgoing
noun
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
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"reporters dug into the candidate's past"

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period of time period time period

part of:
life
adjective
earlier than the present time; no longer current
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"time past" "his youth is past" "this past Thursday" "the past year"

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ultimo old olden one-time onetime other prehistoric prehistorical previous quondam recent sometime then ult ago agone ancient bygone bypast chivalric departed early erstwhile foregone former gone historic historical knightly last late medieval

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future present

Definition that contains past

old past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
spaghetti pasta in the form of long strings
overdue past due; not paid at the scheduled time
macaroni pasta in the form of slender tubes
delinquent past due; not paid at the scheduled time
grama pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
linguini pasta in long slender flat strips
bygone past events to be put aside
overblown past the stage of full bloom
fettuccine pasta in flat strips wider than linguine