Meaning & Definition of Past in English
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Past
/pæst/
noun
1. The time that has elapsed
- "Forget the past"
synonym:
- past,
- past times,
- yesteryear
2. A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
- "Reporters dug into the candidate's past"
synonym:
- past
3. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
synonym:
- past,
- past tense
adjective
1. Earlier than the present time
- No longer current
- "Time past"
- "His youth is past"
- "This past thursday"
- "The past year"
synonym:
- past
2. Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
- "A retiring member of the board"
synonym:
- past(a),
- preceding(a),
- retiring(a)
adverb
1. So as to pass a given point
- "Every hour a train goes past"
synonym:
- by,
- past
Examples of using
They've been at sea for the past three weeks.
The representatives of the elite continue to think according to the categories of the past.
The car raced past the farm.