1. past - noun
· the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
Synonym(s): past_times, yesteryear
Hypernym(s): time
Antonym(s): future
2. past - noun
· a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period
3. past - noun
· a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Synonym(s): past_tense
Hypernym(s): tense
4. past - adjective
· earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
5. past - adjective
· of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
Synonym(s): preceding, retiring
6. past - adverb
· so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
Synonym(s): by
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