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Past Adverb Bre Pɑːst Pæst I Called Ran

Word past
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / pɑːst / NAmE / pæst /
Example
  • i called out to him as he ran past.
  • a week went past and nothing had changed.
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past

(adverb)BrE / pɑːst / NAmE / pæst /
  1. from one side of something to the other
    • I called out to him as he ran past.
  2. used to describe time passing
    • synonym by
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/by_3
    • A week went past and nothing had changed.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.
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