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past
Noun
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A time before now.
In the past, many years ago, I was a good doctor.
Stuff in the past is a lot different than it is now.
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Past means the past tense.
past
Adjective
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done
The harvest is past. It finished in October.
past
Preposition
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by; beside
I watched as he walked past the museum window from north to south.
data
Noun
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Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc.
A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.