Past
121past master — noun count someone who has a great deal of skill and experience in a particular activity: She is a past master at persuading people to help her …
122past participle — noun count LINGUISTICS the form of a verb used to make perfect tenses and passive forms of verbs. Past participles are also sometimes used as adjectives, for example cooked in the phrase cooked vegetables …
123past 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 …
124past 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 …
125past 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 …
126past 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 …
127past 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 …
128past perfect — /past ˈpɜfəkt/ (say pahst perfuhkt) noun → pluperfect. Also, past progressive …
