past
elapsed
foretide
bygone
earlier on
beforehand
agone
ago
middle
forepassed
late
recent
backhanded
whilst
gone
yestertide
lately
antecedent
previously
antecedently
afterling
whilom
precedent
ante-
in front of
yesteryear
hot minute
yestertime
by now
just
by-past
before
until
one-time
in the end
back
previous
precedency
after
antecedence
nonrecently
antecedency
pre
long
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anteriority
good old days
shortly
priority
slow
yore
Volgian
earlier
as long as
old days
yoretime
fore-
elder
yesterday
diachronic
yester-
yester-minute
by and by
precontemporary
anteriorly
in the long run
pre-
already
later
in the long term
early
forebemoaned
recentness
nigh
recency
expired
near
retro
anterior
close
pretemporal
timeward
by
behind
earlierness
quondamly
new
ensuing
newborn
new-sprung
past
elapsed
bygone
agone
ago
middle
forepassed
late
recent
backhanded
antecedent
afterling
precedent
whilom
by-past
one-time
previous
slow
Volgian
diachronic
precontemporary
later
early
forebemoaned
expired
retro
anterior
pretemporal
new
ensuing
newborn
new-sprung
earlier on
beforehand
whilst
lately
previously
antecedently
whilom
yestertide
yestertime
just
in the end
back
after
nonrecently
long
shortly
before
earlier
yesterday
yester-minute
by and by
anteriorly
already
nigh
near
close
timeward
quondamly
ago
later
foretide
yestertide
yesteryear
hot minute
precedency
antecedence
antecedency
precedence
anteriority
good old days
priority
yore
old days
yoretime
elder
yestertime
recentness
recency
earlierness
adj
- Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
- Having already happened; in the past; finished.
- Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
- Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
adv
prep
- Beyond in place or quantity
- Any number of minutes after the last hour
- Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
- No longer capable of.
- Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
noun
adj
- between an earlier and a later period of time
- of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
noun
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- an intermediate part or section
- the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
- the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process
adj
verb
adj
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
- after the expected or usual time; delayed
- having died recently
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
adj
- being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
adv
prep
adj
- Weak; faint; feeling a sense of goneness.
- Dead.
- Of an arrow: wide of the mark.
- Used with a genitively constructed duration to indicate for how long a process has been developing, an action has been performed or a state has persisted; pregnant.
- Doomed, done for.
- Away, having left.
- Used up.
- No longer existing, having passed.
- Not fully aware of one's surroundings, often through intoxication or mental decline.
- Entirely given up to; infatuated with; used with on.
adj
noun
- The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
- An ancestor.
- Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
- Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
- A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
- The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
- The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
adj
verb
noun
prep_phrase
adv
- Moments ago, recently.
- Only, simply, merely.
- absolutely, positively
- By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
- Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
- Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
- Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
- Used to show humility.
adj
- Factually right, correct; factual.
- Proper, adequate.
- Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
- Rationally right, correct.
intj
noun
verb
adj
adv
- Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- So as to reverse direction and return.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- In a manner that impedes.
- In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- So as shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- To or in a previous condition or place.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
adj
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Not current.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- At or near the rear.
- Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
postp
verb
- To go in the reverse direction.
- To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- To push or force backwards.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- To support.
- To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- To draw from behind the back [+accusative = a knife etc.] (as also back out).
- To row backward with (oars).
- To carry an infant on one's back.
noun
- Effort, usually physical.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The keel and keelson of a ship.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- A ferryboat.
- The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- Large and attractive buttocks.
- The inside margin of a page.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
adv
prep
- Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
- In pursuit of, seeking.
- In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
- In spite of.
- Behind.
- Next in importance or rank.
- Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
- Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
- As a result of.
adj
conj
noun
noun
adv
verb
adj
- primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
- good at remembering
- holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
- (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
adj
adj
- Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- Not busy; lacking activity.
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
verb
- To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
- To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
- To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
noun
adv
noun
noun
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- A cow's udder, especially used as food.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- One who is older than another.
- Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- An older person.
- One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Male missionary.
- An older member, usually a leader, of some community.
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
verb
adj
- Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- At some time in the future.
- Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
adv
- Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- At some unspecified time in the future.
intj
adj
- Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
- Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
- (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
- Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
adv
adj
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- marked by fidelity to an original
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- crowded
- lacking fresh air
- of textiles
- strictly confined or guarded
- confined to specific persons
- fitting closely but comfortably
- used of hair or haircuts
- giving or spending with reluctance
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
adj
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- close in relevance or relationship
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
verb
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- become closed
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- come to a close
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- engage at close quarters
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- come together, as if in an embrace
- draw near
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- bar access to
- fill or stop up
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
noun
adv
prep
- Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
- Following a passive verb.
- Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
- Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
- Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
- Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
- Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
- At, with, among
- Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
- Near or next to.
- Following a noun.
- Following an adjective.
- In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
- Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
- per; with or in proportion to each.
- Indicates a referenced source: According to.
- Invokes an authority in an oath.
- Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
- From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
adj
adv
prep
- After in time.
- As a result or consequence of.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- After in physical progress or distance.
- In support of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
noun
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- The rear, back-end.
- The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- A one-point score.
- The catcher.
adv
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
adj
adj
- not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- unaffected by use or exposure
adj
- original and of a kind not seen before
- lacking training or experience
- having no previous example or precedent or parallel
- other than the former one(s); different
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
- (often followed by `to') unfamiliar
adv
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