Definitions
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- adjective grammar Of a tense, not pertaining to the past; in particular, applicable to both the present and the future.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Embarrassed by his non-past and fearful it will drive Alison away, Glen decides to visit a “massage parlor” to get a quick tutorial before his date.
Your Chance to Interview FAMILY GUY’s Seth MacFarlane | the TV addict 2007
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The main (and probably original) dichotomy in tense is past: non-past.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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After all the election speculation following the non-past voted weighted MORI poll on Tuesday reports are coming in of a new ICM poll which puts the Tories 11\% ahead.
politicalbetting.com 2008
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How much your non-past - how much development expense did you guys have in your numbers or have you had in your numbers so far this year?
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008
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How much your non-past - how much development expense did you guys have in your numbers or have you had in your numbers so far this year?
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008
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