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| past [ past ] |
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1. elapsed: gone by or preceding or leading up to the present
  in times past
during the past few days
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2. of earlier time: having existed, occurred, been done, or been gained in a previous time
my past experience
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3. onetime: having formerly occupied a particular position
a gathering of past presidents
a past love of his
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4. grammar expressing previous action: describes a verb form or tense that expresses an action that took place previously
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noun (plural pasts) |
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1. time before present: the time before the present or the events that happened during that time
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2. somebody's previous history: everything that has happened previously to somebody or something
She has a mysterious past.
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3. shameful history: a shameful or scandalous earlier period in somebody's life
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4. grammar past tense: the past tense of a language, or a verb form in the past tense
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| [13th century. Past participle of pass] |
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| past·ness noun |
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