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.
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 grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).
A grammatical form (often a verb form) that is used in a conditional expression to refer to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that is hypothetical and often counterfactual.