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adjective
- 1. gone by in time and no longer existing: "the danger is now past"
noun
- 1. the time or a period of 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"
adverb
- 1. so as to pass from one side of something to the other: "large angelfish swim slowly past"
- 2. used to indicate the lapse of time: "a week went past and nothing changed"
noun 1 a : time gone by b : something that happened or was done in the past regret the past 2 a : the past tense of a language b : a verb form in the past tense 3 : a past life, history, or course of action especially : one that is kept secret pastless ˈpas (t)-ləs adjective
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.
noun the time gone by: He could remember events far back in the past. the history of a person, nation, etc.: our country's glorious past. what has existed or has happened at some earlier time: Try to forget the past, now that your troubles are over. the events, phenomena, conditions, etc., that characterized an earlier historical period:
If you hear that a person or a rare object in an antique store "has a past," get ready for a colorful story. As an adjective, past describes what is no longer current, like the past president of a club or past fashion craze — it's over: its time has passed.
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.
PAST definition: 1. having happened or existed before now: 2. used to refer to a period of time before and until…. Learn more.
PAST meaning: 1 : having existed in a time before the present from, done, or used in an earlier time; 2 : used to refer to a time that has gone by recently
Definition of past adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of past adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word past, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
