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past
To change place.
To change in state or status
To move through time.
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
"a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past"
(grammar) The past tense.
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
"past glories"
(postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
"during the past year"
In a direction that passes.
"I watched him walk past"
Similar: by
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
"Ignore them, we'll play past them."
Beyond in place, quantity or time.
"count past twenty"
No longer capable of.
"I'm past caring what he thinks of me."
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
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