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past
adjective
adverb
noun
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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pɑːst
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adjective
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
“A retiring member of the board”
adjective
Earlier than the present time; no longer current
“Time past”
adverb
So as to pass a given point
“Every hour a train goes past”
noun
A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
noun
The time that has elapsed
“Forget the past”
noun
A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
“Reporters dug into the candidate's past”
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A retiring member of the board
Time past
His youth is past
This past Thursday
The past year
Every hour a train goes past
Forget the past
Reporters dug into the candidate's past
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