gone by or elapsed in time

It was a bad time, but it's all past now.

of, having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present; bygone

the past glories of the Incas.

gone by just before the present time; just passed

during the past year.

ago

six days past.

having formerly been or served as; previous; earlier

three past presidents of the club.

Grammar . designating a tense, or other verb formation or construction, that refers to events or states in time gone by.

the time gone by

He could remember events far back in the past.

the history of a person, nation, etc.

our country's glorious past.

what has existed or has happened at some earlier time

Try to forget the past, now that your troubles are over.

the events, phenomena, conditions, etc., that characterized an earlier historical period

That hat is something out of the past.

an earlier period of a person's life, career, etc., that is thought to be of a shameful or embarrassing nature

When he left prison, he put his past behind him.

Grammar .

the past tense, as he ate, he smoked.

another verb formation or construction with past meaning.

a form in the past tense.

so as to pass by or beyond; by

The troops marched past.

beyond in time; later than; after

past noon; half past six.

beyond in space or position; farther on than

the house just past the church.

in a direction so as to pass by or go beyond

We went past the house by mistake.

beyond in amount, number, etc.

past the maximum age for enlisting in the army.

beyond the reach, scope, influence, or power of

He is past hope of recovery.

adjective

current , future , present

noun

future , present

adjective

accomplished , ago , antecedent , anterior , completed , elapsed , ended , extinct , finished , foregoing , forgotten , former , gone , gone by , over , over and done , precedent , previous , prior , spent , ages ago , ancient , ancient history * , back when , behind one , bygone , bypast , down memory lane , earlier , early , erstwhile , ex- , gone-by , good old days * , late , latter , latter-day , long-ago , old , olden days , once , one-time , preceding , quondam , recent , retired , sometime , time was , way back , way back when , onetime , whilom , nostalgic , preterit , preterite , retroactive , retrospective

noun

antiquity , days gone by , former times , good old days * , history , long ago , olden days , old lang syne , old times , time immemorial * , times past , years ago , yesterday , yesteryear , yore , background , after , ago , antecedents , beyond , bygone , chronology , ended , expired , flashback , foregone , former , gone , heritage , hindsight , latter , legacy , memoir , mortmain , nostalgia , over , preceding , previous , prior , reflection , reminiscence , retrospection