past

[[t]pæst, pɑst[/t]]

adj.

1) gone by or elapsed in time:

The bad times are past now[/ex]

2) of, having existed in, or having occurred during a previous time; bygone:

past glories[/ex]

3) gone by just before the present time; just passed:

the past year[/ex]

4) ago:

six days past[/ex]

5) having formerly been or served as; previous; earlier:

past presidents[/ex]

6) gram. of, pertaining to, or being a verb tense or form referring to events or states in times gone by

7) the time gone by:

far back in the past[/ex]

8) the history of a person, nation, etc.:

a glorious past[/ex]

9) what has existed or happened at some earlier time:

to learn from the past[/ex]

10) an earlier period of a person's life, career, etc., that is characterized by imprudent or immoral conduct

11) gram.

a) the past tense

b) a form in the past tense, as looked or ate

12) so as to pass by or beyond; by:

The troops marched past[/ex]

13) beyond in time; later than; after:

past noon[/ex]

14) beyond in space or position; farther on than:

the house just past the church[/ex]

15) in a direction so as to pass by or go beyond:

We went past the house by mistake[/ex]

16) beyond in amount, number, etc.; over:

past the maximum age[/ex]

17) beyond the reach, scope, influence, or power of:

past hope[/ex]

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME; var. sp. of passed, ptp. of pass