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past
What does past mean?
past (noun): the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use past in a sentence?
- Forget the past. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce past?
/pæst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does past come from?
From Middle English passed, past participle of Middle English passen (“to pass, to go by”), whence Modern English pass.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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