voorbije — meaning in English
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English meaning
- past noun The period of time before the present.
- yesteryear noun Times gone by; the past, especially thought of with nostalgia.
Senses
voorbije is used for these senses in English:
- past Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.]
- past Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous. [from 15th c.]
- past (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]
- past The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
- yesteryear (poetic) Past years; time gone by; yore.
past — full definition
- noun The period of time before the present.
- adjective Having already happened or existed; former.
- preposition Beyond in place, time, or amount.