Past

ahd-5
  • adjective. No longer current; gone by; over.
  • adjective. Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Earlier than the present time; ago.
  • adjective. Just gone by or elapsed.
  • adjective. Having served formerly in a given capacity, especially an official one.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or being a verb tense or form used to express an action or condition prior to the time it is expressed.
  • noun. The time before the present.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Previous background, career, experiences, and activities.
  • noun. A former period of someone's life kept secret or thought to be shameful.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The past tense.
  • noun. A verb form in the past tense.
  • adverb. So as to pass by or go beyond.
  • preposition. Beyond in time; later than or after.
  • preposition. Beyond in position; farther than.
  • preposition. undefined
  • preposition. Beyond the power, scope, extent, or influence of.
  • preposition. Beyond in development or appropriateness.
  • preposition. Beyond the number or amount of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Gone by; belonging to a time previous to this; not present nor future: as, past time: one's past life.
  • Hence In the predicate, ago.
  • Spent; ended; accomplished; existing no more; over and done with.
  • That has completed a full term and is now retired: as, a past (or passed) master in free-masonry. See master.
  • That indicates or notes past time: as, a past participle; the past tense.
  • noun. The time that has preceded the present; a former or bygone time, or the events of that time; that part of the history, life, or experiences of a person or thing that is passed: as, to forget the past; an unfortunate past.
  • Beyond.
  • Beyond in position; further than; also, by and beyond: as, the house stands a little past the junction.
  • Beyond the reach of; at a point that precludes or makes (something) impossible or improbable; out of the reach, scope, or influence of: as, past redemption; past all sense of shame; past comprehension.
  • Beyond in number or amount; above; more than; exceeding.
  • Beyond the enjoyment of; over and done with.
  • By; so as to pass and go beyond.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. By; beyond.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent
  • adjective. See under Master.
  • noun. A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
  • preposition. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
  • preposition. Beyond, in time; after.
  • preposition. Above; exceeding; more than.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
  • noun. The past tense.
  • adverb. in a direction that passes
  • preposition. beyond in place, quantity or time
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. earlier than the present time; no longer current
  • noun. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
  • noun. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
  • noun. the time that has elapsed
  • adjective. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
  • adverb. so as to pass a given point
  • Word Usage
    "While past performance would definitely seem to favor the Steelers, wise investors know that “past performance is not a guarantee of results."
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    ago  agone  ancient  by-past  bygone  
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    Nast  aghast  amassed  asked  ast  
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    article  be  better  box  call  
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    pasted  pasting  pasts