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Definition and Synonyms for 過去
| 1. | 過去時制 | 過去の行為または状態を表現する動詞の時制 |
| Past | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | |
| Synonyms: | 過去, 過去形 | |
| 2. | 古 | 経過した時間 |
| Past | the time that has elapsed | |
| Synonyms: | 古, 古, 往代, 往年, 往日, 往昔, 往時, 従前, 従来, 既往, 旧時, 昔, 昔年, 昔時, 来し方, 過去, 過ぎ来し方 | |
| 3. | ストーリー | 過去の出来事の集合体 |
| History | the aggregate of past events | |
| Synonyms: | ヒストリ, ストーリー, 前歴, 史, 史, 因縁, 履歴, 成り立ち, 成り立つ, 故事, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 由来, 由緒, 由縁, 病歴, 素性, 経緯, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 過去 | |
| 4. | 昔 | 人生の早い期間（特に秘密にする理由がある場合） |
| Past | a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) | |
| Synonyms: | 昔, 過去 |
Meanings for each kanji in 過去
| 過 | overdo; exceed; go beyond; error | Kanji Details » |
| 去 | gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce | Kanji Details » |
Categories 過去 is a member of
| 1. | 時 | 物事がその中で未来から現在を通り過去へと流れる、経験の連続体 |
| Time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | |
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| 2. | 時制 | 時間の区別を表現するために使われる動詞の文法的カテゴリー |
| Tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | |
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| 3. | ピリオド | 時間の量 |
| Period | an amount of time | |
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| 4. | 古 | 経過した時間 |
| Past | the time that has elapsed | |
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Sample Sentences for 過去
過去６年間でＣＦＩＴは墜落事故の３分の１を若干越えるくらいの割合を占めているが、死亡件数の５３％の原因となっている。
Although CFIT accounted for just over a third of crashes in the past six years, it caused 53% of the deaths.
過去において高齢者たちは人生の様々な問題を解決するときのエキスパートと考えられていた。
In the past, the old used to be looked upon as experts in solving various problems of life.
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