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  • adjective ended; having passed over or passed by

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Examples

  • But Masrur knew naught of her return and abode with concern overcast and sorrow might not be overpast; no peace prevailed with him nor was patience possible to him.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Now he knew not of her return; but abode with concern overcast and sorrow might not be overpast; — And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • 'Tis thy desire to please God, to be heartily sorry; comfort thyself, no time is overpast, 'tis never too late.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • Chapter 57 1. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • Moreover, she is cheerful, and hopeful, and the delay will soon be overpast.

    A Changed Man 2006

  • There are, about all these desert regions and along most coasts, little offices at which the samurai says good-bye to the world of men, and at which they arrive after their minimum time of silence is overpast.

    A Modern Utopia Herbert George 2006

  • Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

  • His everpresent toes are always in retaliessian out throuth his overpast boots.

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • The shadow of this tyranny will soon be overpast; and when “La Curee” and

    Letters to Dead Authors 2006

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