Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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past | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
ancient | Yes | Yes | No | No |
past (noun) | ancient (noun) |
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a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | a person who lived in ancient times |
the time that has elapsed | a very old person |
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) |
past (adjective) | ancient (adjective) |
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earlier than the present time; no longer current | very old |
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire |
past (adverb) | ancient (adverb) |
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so as to pass a given point |