English to English
past
(p/&/st
)
adjective (a)
- earlier than the present time; no longer current(adj.all)Example:
Time past.
His youth is past.
This past Thursday.
The past year.
source: wordnet30 - Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the time that has elapsed(noun.time)Example:
Forget the past.
source: wordnet30 - a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)(noun.time)Example:
Reporters dug into the candidate's past.
source: wordnet30 - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- A former time or state; a state of things gone by.(noun)source: webster1913
preposition (pre)
- Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.(preposition)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- so as to pass a given point(adv.all)Example:
Every hour a train goes past.
source: wordnet30 - By; beyond; as, he ran past.(adverb)source: webster1913