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past::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | past tense |
| Type of | tense |
| Has types | preterit, preterite |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | past times, yesteryear |
| Type of | time |
| Has types | time out of mind, old, langsyne, water under the bridge, old times, yore, auld langsyne, history, good old days, bygone, yesterday, time immemorial |
forget the past.
past::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | period of time, period, time period |
reporters dug into the candidate's past.
past::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | pastness |
time past.
his youth is past.
this past Thursday.
the past year.
Examples of past
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She taught algebra in the past, and now that's part of seventh-grade curriculum.
From the tennessean.com
Any and all information relating to past seasons is being collected by the EYSO.
From the dailyherald.com
Majerus has missed practice the past two days as he's recovered from the injury.
From the stltoday.com
The Brewers'prolific offense has been undermined the past two years by pitching.
From the stltoday.com
Various numbers had surfaced in the past but none was ever officially confirmed.
From the stltoday.com
As will the Stars, particularly if Brown plays as he has the past several weeks.
From the stltoday.com
Rather, people are returning to their more measured spending habits of the past.
From the stltoday.com
With James, they had the league's best regular-season record the past two years.
From the newsday.com
They were aware of students participating whom had not participated in the past.
From the desmoinesregister.com
- By: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
- Earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
- The time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
- A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
- Past(a): of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
- A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- The past is the collection of all stale and out-moded things. It is the opposite of the future.
- The past is a term used to indicate the totality of events which occurred before a given point in time. The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future. The concept of the past is derived from the linear fashion in which human observers experience time, and is accessed through memory and recollection...
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