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Thesaurus: past

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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  1. v. Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
  2. n. A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
  3. prep. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
  4. prep. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
  5. prep. Above; exceeding; more than.
  6. adv. By; beyond; as, he ran past.
  7. adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current
  8. adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
  9. n. the time that has elapsed
  10. n. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
  11. n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
  12. adv. so as to pass a given point