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/past, pahst/, adj.1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.2. of, having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present; bygone: the past glories of the Incas.3. gone by just before the present time; just passed: during the past year.4. ago: six days past.5. having formerly been or served as; previous; earlier: three past presidents of the club.6. Gram. designating a tense, or other verb formation or construction, that refers to events or states in time gone by.n.7. the time gone by: He could remember events far back in the past.8. the history of a person, nation, etc.: our country's glorious past.9. what has existed or has happened at some earlier time: Try to forget the past, now that your troubles are over.10. the events, phenomena, conditions, etc., that characterized an earlier historical period: That hat is something out of the past.11. an earlier period of a person's life, career, etc., that is thought to be of a shameful or embarrassing nature: When he left prison, he put his past behind him.12. Gram.a. the past tense, as he ate, he smoked.b. another verb formation or construction with past meaning.c. a form in the past tense.adv.13. so as to pass by or beyond; by: The troops marched past.prep.14. beyond in time; later than; after: past noon; half past six.15. beyond in space or position; farther on than: the house just past the church.16. in a direction so as to pass by or go beyond: We went past the house by mistake.17. beyond in amount, number, etc.: past the maximum age for enlisting in the army.18. beyond the reach, scope, influence, or power of: He is past hope of recovery.[1250-1300; ME; var. sp. of passed, ptp. of PASS]
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