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passed the time

passed the time is the simple past and past participle of pass the time.

Meaning of pass the time

Verb

pass the time (third-person singular simple present passes the time, present participle passing the time, simple past and past participle passed the time)

  1. To occupy oneself for a period of time.
    • Since the train was late, we passed the time looking at our fellow passengers and making up stories about them.

Questions about passed the time

What is passed the time the simple past and past participle of?
Passed the time is the simple past and past participle of pass the time.

Words near passed the time in the dictionary

  1. passed the hat
  2. passed the mantle
  3. passed the phone
  4. passed the pikes
  5. passed the river
  6. passed the time
  7. passed the time of day
  8. passed the torch
  9. passed through
  10. passed through the pikes
  11. passed under the yoke

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