Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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past | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
former | Yes | Yes | No | No |
past (noun) | former (noun) |
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a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | the first of two or the first mentioned of two |
the time that has elapsed | |
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) |
past (adjective) | former (adjective) |
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earlier than the present time; no longer current | referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) |
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | belonging to the distant past |
belonging to some prior time | |
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past |
past (adverb) | former (adverb) |
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so as to pass a given point |