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    Past
    /past/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. the time or a period of time before the moment of speaking or writing: "she found it hard to make ends meet in the 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"
    • 2. beyond in time; later than: "by this time it was past 3.30" Similar beyondbeyond the limits ofin excess of

    adverb

    • 1. so as to pass from one side of something to the other: "large angelfish swim slowly past"
    • 2. used to indicate the lapse of time: "a week went past and nothing changed"
  2. 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: That hat is something out of the past.

  3. adv. so as to pass by or beyond; by: The troops marched past. prep. beyond in time; later than; after: It's already past noon. beyond in space or position; farther on than: Go to the house just past the church. beyond in amount, number, etc.; over: past the maximum age.

  4. Summary: What is the Past Tense? Define past tense: In grammar, the definition of past tense is a tense that signals an action or event that occurred in the past. There are four main forms of the past tense. They include: simple past. I worked. past progressive. I was working. past perfect. I had worked. past perfect progressive. I had been ...

  5. Define past: having existed in a time before the present : from, done, or used in an earlier time—usage, synonyms, more.

  6. 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.

  7. The simple past tense (also called the past tense) is used to express actions that are completed at any time (recent or distant past) or for any duration (length of event). For regular verbs, add “-ed” to the end of the verb to create the simple past tense. Verb conjugation for simple present tense regular verb: I: jumped. you (singular) : jumped.

  8. adjective. These are words and phrases related to past. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of past. The time for action is past. Forget past mistakes and start afresh. Synonyms. gone by. passed away. elapsed. expired. ended. finished. gone. departed. dead and gone. belonging to the past. bygone.

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