past

adverb

so as to pass a given point
“every hour a train goes past”
by

adjective

earlier than the present time
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

preceding

noun

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

past tense
the time that has elapsed
“forget the past”
past timesyesteryear
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
“reporters dug into the candidate's past”