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past — /past, pahst/, adj. 1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it s all past now. 2. of, having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present; bygone: the past glories of the Incas. 3. gone by just before the… … Universalium
Past — Past, prep. 1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. Who being past feeling. Eph. iv. 19. Galled past endurance. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Until we be past thy borders. Num. xxi. 22. [1913 Webster] Love,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
past — [past, päst] vi., vt. rare pp. of PASS2 adj. 1. gone by; ended; over [our past troubles] 2. of a former time; bygone 3. immediately preceding; just gone by [the past week] 4. having served formerly … English World dictionary
past — [[t]pɑ͟ːst, pæ̱st[/t]] ♦ pasts (In addition to the uses shown below, past is used in the phrasal verb run past .) 1) N SING: the N The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened. In the past, about a third of the… … English dictionary
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 … Useful english dictionary
prep — I UK [prep] / US noun [uncountable] British school work that students do to prepare for classes the next day. The word is used in some private schools. II UK [prep] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms prep : present tense I/you/we/they … English dictionary
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past — past1 W1S1 [pa:st US pæst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(previous)¦ 2¦(recent)¦ 3¦(finished)¦ 4¦(former)¦ 5¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of pass] 1.) ¦(PREVIOUS)¦ [only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now … Dictionary of contemporary English
past — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gone by in time Nouns 1. past, past tense, pretention; the past, yesterday; days of yore or of old; times past or gone by; bygone days; olden times, the good old days, yesteryear, time immemorial; auld… … English dictionary for students
prep — prep1 [prep] n [U] BrE informal work that is done by students on their own, after classes have finished used in private schools = ↑homework prep 2 prep2 v past participle prepped present participle prepping AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
