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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A former time or state; a state of things gone by. Source: opted
  3. 3. prep. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. Source: opted
  4. 4. prep. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. Source: opted
  5. 5. prep. Above; exceeding; more than. Source: opted
  6. 6. adv. By; beyond; as, he ran past. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the time that has elapsed Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Source: wordnet
  12. 12. adv. so as to pass a given point Source: wordnet

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