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- Dictionarypast/pɑːst/
adjective
- 1. gone by in time and no longer existing: "the danger is now past" Similar
noun
- 1. the time before the moment of speaking or writing: "she found it hard to make ends meet in the past"
- 2. a past tense or form of a verb: "a simple past of the first conjugation"
preposition
- 1. to or on the further side of: "he rode on past the crossroads"
- 2. beyond in time; later than: "by this time it was past 3.30" Similar
adverb
- 1. so as to pass from one side of something to the other: "a flotilla of glossy limousines swept past"
- 2. used to indicate the lapse of time: "a week went past and nothing changed"
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PAST definition: 1. in or to a position that is further than a particular point: 2. used to say what the time is…. Learn more.
1. a. : ago. 12 years past. started working on this project 10 years past. b. : just gone or elapsed. for the past few months. I spoke with him this past weekend. 2. : having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone. In past winters, we have had much more snow. 3.
Past definition: gone by or elapsed in time. See examples of PAST used in a sentence.
n. 1. The time before the present. 2. a. Previous background, career, experiences, and activities: an elderly person with a distinguished past. b. A former period of someone's life kept secret or thought to be shameful: a family with a checkered past. 3. Grammar. a. The past tense. b. A verb form in the past tense. adv.
past. Past events have already happened — if it happened an Ice Age ago, a century ago, or even a minute ago, it's in the past. They say the past is history and it's true. If you have ever been accused of "living in the past," you cling to what was instead of reveling in what is.
The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened. In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost. He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before. We would like to put the past behind us. See live in the past.
PAST definition: 1. having happened or existed before now: 2. used to refer to a period of time before and until…. Learn more.
An elderly person with a distinguished past. What has happened; the history, former life, or experiences of a person, group, or institution. A woman with a past. The past tense.
Definition of past adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
in a direction so as to pass by or go beyond: We went past the house by mistake. beyond in amount, number, etc.: past the maximum age for enlisting in the army. beyond the reach, scope, influence, or power of: He is past hope of recovery.
