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went past

went past is the simple past 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 went past

What is went past the simple past of?
Went past is the simple past of go past.

Words near went past in the dictionary

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

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