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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
past
/pɑːst/
noun1 of 2
the time that existed before now (e.g., long ago)
- “It was already past one when we left the party.”Tatoeba
- “In the past, he would often go out at night.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To change place.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)