PAST

• (noun) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

  synonyms : past tense

• (noun) the time that has elapsed

  "forget the past"

  synonyms : past times , yesteryear

• (noun) a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

  "reporters dug into the candidate's past"

• (adj.) earlier than the present time; no longer current

  "time past", "his youth is past", "this past Thursday", "the past year"

• (adverb) so as to pass a given point

  "every hour a train goes past"

  synonyms : by

• (adj.) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

  "a retiring member of the board"

  synonyms : preceding , retiring

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