1. (

• past ,
• past_times ,
• yesteryear

) the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" ;

2. (

• past ,

) a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past" ;

3. (

• past ,
• past_tense

) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past ;

1. (

• past

) earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" ;

2. (

• past ,
• preceding ,
• retiring

) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" ;

1. (

• by ,
• past

) so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" ;