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gone past

gone past is the past participle of go past.

Meaning of go past

Verb

go past (third-person singular simple present goes past, present participle going past, simple past went past, past participle gone past)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past.
  2. To elapse. (said of time)
    • That hour went past so quickly!
  3. To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.

Questions about gone past

What is gone past the past participle of?
Gone past is the past participle of go past.

Words near gone past in the dictionary

  1. gone over like a lead balloon
  2. gone over like a lead zeppelin
  3. gone over someone's head
  4. gone over to the majority
  5. gone overboard
  6. gone past
  7. gone pear shaped
  8. gone pear-shaped
  9. gone pearshaped
  10. gone Pete Tong
  11. gone phut

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