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Gone by in time and no longer existing
“Rembrandt's works offer a glimpse of times past.”
Belonging to a former time
“Your past performance was sublime, and now you just need to replicate that on a regular basis.”
Immediately previous
“There have been some interesting reports in the news this past week.”
Denotes a termination of something or an action
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Of which knowledge has been lost
Traditional in style or manner
Having left one's job and ceased to work
Unnecessary or unfruitful
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
No longer new and interesting or exciting
The experience or events of the past
“In the past, technology was not as advanced as it is today.”
The history of a person or place
“Charles Bradley is a man with a storied past, notably his long stint as a James Brown impersonator.”
(of an person) The state or quality of being employable
A person's ancestors or family and social background
A person's social circumstances
The sum of the past achievements or performance of a person, organization, or thing
Valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations
The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood
One's life at a younger age, usually referring to the prime of one's life
In front of or from one side to the other of
“Arthur Morgan would greet the townsfolk as he rode past them on his horse.”
Subsequent to in time
“Right now, it is fifteen minutes past six o'clock.”
Subsequent to in order
“The post office is just past the grocery store.”
No longer capable of
“I'm past putting up with your nonsense.”
To the other side of
Indicating the location of a physical object beside a place or object
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