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81past tense, the — noun LINGUISTICS the form of a verb used to express what existed or happened in the past, for example lived in the sentence We lived in France until I was 7 …
82past your prime — past (your/its) prime no longer able to do something at an acceptable level because of age. The dancer was past her prime, though she performed occasionally as a guest artist …
83past its prime — past (your/its) prime no longer able to do something at an acceptable level because of age. The dancer was past her prime, though she performed occasionally as a guest artist …
84past prime — past (your/its) prime no longer able to do something at an acceptable level because of age. The dancer was past her prime, though she performed occasionally as a guest artist …
85past master — /past ˈmastə/ (say pahst mahstuh) noun 1. someone who has filled the office of master in a guild, lodge, etc. 2. someone who has ripe experience in any profession, art, etc.: *The Nationalists were past masters in the art of bribery. –frank hardy …
86past perfect — /past ˈpɜfəkt/ (say pahst perfuhkt) noun → pluperfect. Also, past progressive …
87past master — meaning ‘a person having special skill in an activity’, is spelt with past, not (as formerly) with passed, although the allusion is to someone who has ‘passed’ the necessary training and qualification to achieve that status (originally in the… …
88past — Past, m. Est la viande et bechée qu on donne à l oiseau de proye. Ainsi les Faulconniers disent Paistre le Faulcon de past vif, c. de quelque oiseau estant en vie. Il vient de Pascor Latin. Et se prend aussi pour le mesme que repas, Pastus, Cibus …
89past it — ► past it informal too old to be any good at anything. Main Entry: ↑past …
90past perfect — n. 1. a tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past; pluperfect 2. a verb form in this tense (Ex.: had gone) …
