apast

[uh-past, uh-pahst]

preposition Chiefly South Midland U.S. and Newfoundland.

past; beyond.

Origin of apast

1890–95; a- (semantically empty, perhaps a generalization of adverbial a-¹) + past; cf. anear, anigh

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