A temporal feature of the verb which denotes the speaker's standpoint of the event described by the verb, as from outside of the event and seeing it as a completed whole.
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
The past tense.
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
In a direction that passes.
Beyond in place or quantity
Any number of minutes after the last hour
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
No longer capable of.
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.