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past

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

past tense

n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

yesteryear, yore, past times

n. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"

by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

retiring, preceding

adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"

antiquity

n. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

back, out-of-date

adj. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"

late

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

antique

adj. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"

obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, superannuated

adj. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"

obsolete, disused

adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"

past, retiring, preceding

adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"

preceding

adj. existing or coming before

antecedent, preceding

adj. preceding in time or order

anterior, prior

adj. earlier in time

original, primitive, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial

adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"

dated

adj. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

last

adj. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

previous, former

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

earlier

adj. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

original, primitive, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial

adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"

antecedent, preceding

adj. preceding in time or order

antique

adj. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"

preceding

adj. existing or coming before

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

nonmodern

adj. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time

noncurrent

adj. not current or belonging to the present time

old

adj. of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

outgoing

adj. leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"; "the outgoing president"

outward, departing, outbound, outward-bound

adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"

effluent, outflowing

adj. that is flowing outward

out

adj. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"

futurity, future, hereafter, time to come

n. the time yet to come

present

adj. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"

future

adj. yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

current, immediate

adj. of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions"

modern

adj. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

following, next

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

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