Past meaning

the time that has elapsed

“forget the past”

a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

“reporters dug into the candidate's past”

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

earlier than the present time; no longer current

“time past”

“his youth is past”

of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

“a retiring member of the board”

so as to pass a given point

“every hour a train goes past”