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Definition of Past
Past

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

A former time or state; a state of things gone by.

Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.

Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.

Above; exceeding; more than.

By; beyond; as, he ran past.

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Past Quotations

Past is past.
Pete Waterman

The past is but the past of a beginning.
H. G. Wells

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha

I came to New York late; I was already past 30.
Jeffrey Tambor

But what is past my help is past my care.
Francis Beaumont

Past Translations

past in Afrikaans is verby, verlede
past in Danish is forbi, fortid
past in Dutch is verleden, verleden tijd
past in Finnish is ohi
past in German is beendet/nach/Struktur, vergangen
past in Italian is trascorso, ancor prima
past in Latin is praeteritus
past in Spanish is pasado, anterior

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