(a) quarter past

: one of four equal parts into which something is divisible : a fourth part

: any of various units of capacity or weight equal to or derived from one fourth of some larger unit

: any of various units of length or area equal to one fourth of some larger unit

: to cut or divide into four equal or nearly equal parts

: divide

: to provide with lodging or shelter

: consisting of or equal to a quarter

: ago

: just gone or elapsed

: having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone

: beyond the age for or of

: after

: at the farther side of : beyond

: time gone by

: something that happened or was done in the past

: the past tense of a language

: so as to reach and go beyond a point near at hand