1. Verb
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
2. Noun
A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
3. Preposition
Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
4. Preposition
Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
5. Preposition
Above; exceeding; more than.
6. Adverb
By; beyond; as, he ran past.
7. Adjective
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
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8. Noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
9. Adjective
earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
Vocabulary classified under History
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