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past

/ past /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Type of:
tense
Kinds of:
preterit preterite
noun Sense 2
the time that has elapsed
"forget the past"
Opposites:
future hereafter futurity time to come
Type of:
time
Kinds of:
bygone water under the bridge old history time immemorial
noun Sense 3
a earlier period in someone''s life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
"reporters dug into the candidate''s past"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Has parts:
life
adjective Sense 4
earlier than the present time; no longer current
"time past"
"his youth is past"
"this past Thursday"
"the past year"
Similar:
ancient bygone bypast departed foregone gone chivalric knightly
Opposites:
present(a) future
See also:
noncurrent old outgoing
adjective Sense 5
a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time
"past participle"
Pertains to:
past tense
Domain:
grammar
adverb Sense 6
so as to pass a given point
"every hour a train goes past"
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

tense preterit preterite time bygone water under the bridge old history time immemorial future hereafter futurity