Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - past
Past
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adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time is past). 2 recently completed or gone by (the past month; for some time past). 3 relating to a former time (past president). 4 Gram. expressing a past action or state. --n. 1 (prec. by the) a past time. b what has happened in past time (cannot undo the past). 2 a person's past life or career, esp. if discreditable (a man with a past). 3 a past tense or form. --prep. 1 beyond in time or place (is past two o'clock; ran past the house). 2 beyond the range, duration, or compass of (past belief; past endurance). --adv. so as to pass by (hurried past). Phrases and idioms not put it past a person believe it possible of a person. past it colloq. incompetent or unusable through age. past master 1 a person who is especially adept or expert in an activity, subject, etc. 2 a person who has been a master in a guild, Freemason's lodge, etc. past perfect = PLUPERFECT. Etymology: past part. of PASS(1) v.
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from ~ participle of passen to pass Date: 14th century 1. ago , just gone or elapsed , having existed or taken place in a period before the present ; bygone, of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is expressive of elapsed time and that in English is usually formed by internal vowel change (as in sang) or by the addition of a suffix (as in laughed), having served as a specified officer in an organization , II. preposition Date: 14th century 1. beyond the age for or of , after , 2. at the farther side of ; beyond, in a course or direction going close to and then beyond , more than, beyond the capacity, range, or sphere of , III. noun Date: 1520 1. time gone by, something that happened or was done in the ~ , 2. the ~ tense of a language, a verb form in the ~ tense, a ~ life, history, or course of action, ~less adjective IV. adverb Date: 1546 so as to reach and go beyond a point near at hand ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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