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Traditional English :: past
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past - adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time is past).
2 recently completed or gone by (the past month; for some time past).
3 relating to a former time (past president).
4 Gram. expressing a past action or state. --n. 1 (prec. by the) a past time. b what has happened in past time (cannot undo the past).
2 a person's past life or career, esp. if discreditable (a man with a past).
3 a past tense or form. --prep. 1 beyond in time or place (is past two o'clock; ran past the house).
2 beyond the range, duration, or compass of (past belief; past endurance). --adv. so as to pass by (hurried past). not put it past a person believe it possible of a person. past it colloq. incompetent or unusable through age. past master 1 a person who is especially adept or expert in an activity, subject, etc.
2 a person who has been a master in a guild, Freemason's lodge, etc. past perfect = PLUPERFECT. [past part. of PASS(1) v.] |
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Related Words
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blast
from
weather
condition
half
dead
decade
event
jakes
forgotten
present
future
ring
diamond
step
into
issue
journey
aaliyah
lyric
legend
zelda
link
life
participle
report
quiz
never
tense
pattern
soundtrack
hint
president
guide
guia
de
rom
engagement
cheat
shades
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Most Often Usage
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blast from the past
blast past
past weather condition
half past dead
the past decade
past event
jakes forgotten past
past present future ring
past present and future diamond ring
a step into the past
past issue
journey to the past
aaliyah journey to the past
journey to the past lyric
the legend of zelda a link to the past
past life
past participle
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