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past

/p/&/st/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. earlier than the present time; no longer current

    adj.all

    Examples
    Time past.
    His youth is past.
    This past Thursday.
    The past year.
    Antonyms future

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, <i>past</i> troubles; <i>past</i> offences.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the time that has elapsed

    noun.time

    Examples
    Forget the past.
    Synonyms past times yesteryear
    Antonyms future futurity hereafter time to come

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

    noun.time

    Examples
    Reporters dug into the candidate's past.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

    noun.communication

    Synonyms past tense

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. A former time or state; a state of things gone by.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

preposition

  1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.

    preposition

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. so as to pass a given point

    adv.all

    Examples
    Every hour a train goes past.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. By; beyond; as, he ran <i>past</i>.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

    adj.all

    Synonyms preceding retiring

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

passover supperpassparolepassportpassuspasswordpassymeasurepast masterpast participlepast perfectpast perfect tensepast progressivepast progressive tense

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