Monday, December 31, 2007

Word of the day: Past

past(2) adj.
1. gone by
2. having existed or occurred in a previous time
3. having formerly occupied a particular position
4. used to describe or relating to the verb tense that is used for an action that took place previously

n.
1. the time before the present and the events that happened then
2. everything that has happened previously to somebody or something
3. a shameful or scandalous earlier period in somebody’s life
4. the past tense of a language, or a verb form in the past tense

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