| PAST | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past |
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| PAST | the time that has elapsed |
| PAST | a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) |
| PAST | of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office |
| PAST | earlier than the present time |
| PAST | (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time |
| PAST | so as to pass a given point |
| PAST | someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity |
| PAST | someone who was formerly a master |
| PAST | a participle that expresses completed action |
| PAST | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past |
| PAST | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past |