past

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q192630}} The [[period]] of [[time]] that has [[already]] happened, in contrast to the [[present]] and the [[future]].
2. {{sid|en|Q1994301}} {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[past tense]].

Adjective

1. Having already happened; in the past; finished. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|postmodifier}} Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; [[ago]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
3. Of a period of time: having just gone by; [[previous]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}} {{l|en|foregone}}, #: {{syn|en|preceding|used-to-be|Thesaurus:former}}
4. {{lb|en|grammar}} Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}

Adverb

1. In a [[direction]] that [[pass]]es.

Preposition

1. [[beyond|Beyond]] in place or quantity.
2. {{lb|en|time}} Any number of minutes after the last hour.
3. No longer capable of.
4. Having [[recover]]ed or [[move on|moved on]] from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
5. [[pass by|Passing by]], especially without stopping or being delayed.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{infl of|en|pass||ed-form}}

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