Quotes containing word "past"

• Noun: the time that has elapsed; example: "forget the past"

• Noun: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); example: "reporters dug into the candidate's past"

• Noun: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

• Adj: earlier than the present time; no longer current; examples: "time past", "his youth is past", "this past Thursday", "the past year"

• Adj: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; example: "a retiring member of the board"

• Adj: a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; example: "past participle"

• Adv: so as to pass a given point; example: "every hour a train goes past"