The past tense.
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
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.
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.
In a direction that passes.
A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the dead. It is semantically the same as the simple past in many languages, including English.