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I . past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] N no pl

1. past (time before present):

past
przeszłość f

2. past no pl LING:

past
forma f przeszła

II . past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] PREP

1. past (temporal):

past
po
ten past two
dziesięć po drugiej
half past two
wpół do trzeciej

2. past (spatial):

past
za
past the school
za szkołą
to go past sb/sth
przejść [lub przejechać] obok kogoś/czegoś
straight past
tuż obok

III . past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADJ

1. past (not present):

past
przeszły
the past three years
ostatnie trzy lata pl

2. past (over, finished):

past
skończony
to be past
skończyć się
what's past is past
co było, to było

3. past (former):

past
były

IV . past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADV

past perfect N LING

shoot past VB intr

slip past VB intr

slip past PHRVB slip by

See also slip by

slip by VB intr

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1. slip by days, time:

slip by
uciekać

2. slip by car:

slip by
przemykać [perf przemknąć] obok

Usage examples with past

what's past is past
co było, to było
straight past
tuż obok
past belief
nie do wiary
far in the past
w odległej przeszłości
to be past thirty
być po trzydziestce
past the expiration date
przeterminowany
to streak past sth
przemykać [perf przemknąć] obok czegoś
in the recent past
w niedalekiej przeszłości
to flash by [or past]
przemykać [perf przemknąć]
the past three years
ostatnie trzy lata pl
a car roared past
samochód przejechał z hukiem
to zip along [or past]
przemykać [perf przemknąć]
beyond [or past] hope
beznadziejny
months went past
mijały miesiące
past the school
za szkołą
I'm past caring
jest mi to już obojętne
I'm past it
to już nie dla mnie
to squeeze past/between
przeciskać [perf przecisnąć] się obok/między
ten past two
dziesięć po drugiej
half past two
wpół do trzeciej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The past perfect progressive relates to the past perfect as the present perfect progressive relates to the present perfect.
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By not explaining much about the characters' past and psychology, the brothers aimed to avoid sentimentality.
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A reception area adjoins the reading room, in which visitors can access information on current and past exhibitions.
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This creates a wall that the other player then has to work around, although they may still slip past diagonally.
www.eurogamer.net
Over the past decade it has recorded a substantial increase in its hotel accommodation capacity.
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The husbands families often request certain gifts, unlike in the past when guests brought gifts they had chosen.
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Objective verb prefixes; /a/ and /i/ are used in the present tense, /o/ and /id/ in the past.
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Founded in 1990, this intriguing shop boasts hundreds of vintage coin-operated machines from the past 60 years, each of which offers a unique, often-quirky glimpse into the past.
www.digitaljournal.com
Of course, eventually the threats in both the past and present mount, and you're evading death by the narrowest of margins by using time switch like a dodge button.
www.gameplanet.co.nz
Candidates have also been cut due to past legal problems, morality issues, domestic distractions, lack of preparedness and poor time management skills.
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