noun
                                                the time that has elapsed
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - forget the past
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - reporters dug into the candidate's past
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        past tense
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                earlier than the present time
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - no longer current
- time past
- his youth is past
- this past Thursday
- the past year
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        past(a)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                preceding(a)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                retiring(a)
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a retiring member of the board
 
                                                                                        
                                                adverb
                                                so as to pass a given point
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - every hour a train goes past