The difference between One-time and Past
When used as nouns, one-time means the police, whereas past means the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
When used as adjectives, one-time means of or pertaining to a specific time in the past, whereas past means having already happened.
One-time is also verb with the meaning: to shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.
Past is also preposition with the meaning: beyond in place, quantity or time.
Past is also adverb with the meaning: in a direction that passes.
check bellow for the other definitions of One-time and Past
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One-time as an adjective (UK):
Of or pertaining to a specific time in the past.
Examples:
"He was the one-time president of the club."
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One-time as an adjective (UK):
Occurring only on one occasion.
Examples:
"He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error."
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One-time as a verb (soccer, ice hockey):
To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.
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One-time as a noun (US, slang):
The police.
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Past as a noun:
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
Examples:
"a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past"
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Past as a noun (grammar):
The past tense.
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Past as an adjective:
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
Examples:
"'past glories"
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Past as an adjective (postmodifier):
Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
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Past as an adjective:
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
Examples:
"during the past year"
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Past as an adjective (grammar):
Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
Examples:
"'past tense"
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Past as an adverb:
in a direction that passes
Examples:
"synonyms by"
"I watched him walk past"
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Past as an adverb:
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
Examples:
"Ignore them, we'll play past them."
"Please don't drive past the fruit stand, I want to stop there."
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Past as a preposition:
Beyond in place, quantity or time.
Examples:
"the room past mine"
"count past twenty"
"past midnight"
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Past as a preposition:
No longer capable of.
Examples:
"I'm past caring what he thinks of me."
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Past as a preposition:
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).