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past
1 only before nounhappening or existing in the period of time that has just finishedThe patient’s condition has improved over the past 24 hours. He has spent the past two weeks travelling around the country. In the past year, nearly 15,000 jobs have been lost in Scotland. Synonyms and related words
Existing, happening in or relating to a time in the past 1a happening or existing at any earlier timeI know from past experience that this work is very time-consuming. The report is highly critical of the Department’s past performance. He is a past president of the Union. The shaded areas on the map show the past and present extent of the forest. Synonyms and related words
Existing, happening in or relating to a time in the past
2 ended, or no longer existingSummer is past, and autumn is upon us. My running days are long past. Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted
past
1 only before nounhappening or existing in the period of time that has just finishedThe patient’s condition has improved over the past 24 hours. He has spent the past two weeks traveling around the country. In the past year, nearly 15,000 jobs have been lost in California. Synonyms and related words
Existing, happening in or relating to a time in the past 1a happening or existing at any earlier timeI know from past experience that this work is very time-consuming. The report is highly critical of the department’s past performance. He is a past president of the union. The shaded areas on the map show the past and present extent of the forest. Synonyms and related words
Existing, happening in or relating to a time in the past
2 ended, or no longer existingSummer is past, and fall is upon us. My running days are long past. Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted
past
adverb, preposition UK /pɑːst/ Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It’s past your bedtime.I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman walked past.Months went past and nothing happened. 1 after a particular time 1a used for saying what time it is when it is not more than thirty minutes after one, two etc o’clockI’ll meet you at half past five. It’s exactly ten past three. Synonyms and related words
Telling the time by a clock 0900/1300 etc hours about advanced 1b later than a particular timeIt was past midnight by the time we arrived. Synonyms and related words
2 going near someone or something while you are on your way to another placeI walked past several hotels on my way to the petrol station. He got the ball and headed it past Mitchell. The river winds its way past the picturesque village of Comrie. The thieves somehow got past all the alarms. She heard music coming from inside the van as it drove past. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 3 further than a particular place along a road, path, river etcTurn right a mile past the graveyard and you’ll see the church. just past: You’ll find the town about 80 miles south of Missoula, just past Darby. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 4 looking towards a place behind someone or something instead of directly at themright past: I tried to catch his eye, but he stared right past me. straight past: Tom seemed to be looking straight past me at the wall. Synonyms and related words
Behind or in front of something or someone 5 used for saying that someone or something has passed a particular stage or pointHe was past his prime as a player by then. I tried to read the book, but couldn’t get past the first chapter. 6 used for saying that a period of time passesThe months went past, and still no word from her. The days seem to be just whizzing past. Synonyms and related words
General words referring to time 7 used for saying that your attitudes or feelings have changed in such a way that you no longer think about somethingI used to worry about him coming home late, but now I’m past caring.
I wouldn’t put it past someone (to do something) past it past
adverb, preposition US /pæst/ Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It’s past your bedtime.I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman walked past.Months went past and nothing happened. 1 going near someone or something while you are on your way to another placeI walked past several hotels on my way to the gas station. The river winds its way past the picturesque village of Comrie. The thieves somehow got past all the alarms. She heard music coming from inside the van as it drove past. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 2 after a particular time 2a used for saying what time it is when it is not more than thirty minutes after one, two, etc. o’clockIt’s a quarter past three. I’ll meet you at half past five. It’s exactly ten past three. Synonyms and related words
Telling the time by a clock 0900/1300 etc. hours about advanced 2b later than a particular timeIt was past midnight by the time we arrived. Synonyms and related words
3 farther than a particular place along a road, path, river, etc.Turn right a mile past the graveyard and you’ll see the church. just past: You’ll find the town about 80 miles south of Missoula, just past Darby. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 4 looking toward a place behind someone or something instead of directly at themright past: I tried to catch his eye, but he stared right past me. straight past: Tom seemed to be looking straight past me at the wall. Synonyms and related words
Behind or in front of something or someone 5 used for saying that someone or something has passed a particular stage or pointHe was past his prime as a player by then. Unlike my sisters, I never got past the sixth grade at school. 6 used for saying that a period of time passesThe months went past, and still no word from her. The days seem to be just whizzing past. Synonyms and related words
General words referring to time 7 used for saying that your attitudes or feelings have changed in such a way that you no longer think about somethingI used to worry about him coming home late, but now I’m past caring.
I wouldn’t put it past someone (to do something) past it past
1 the pastthe time before the present, and everything that happened thenArchaeology helps us to understand the past. He has made similar promises in the past. The business has grown steadily in the recent past. Anyway, it’s all in the past now (=something unpleasant is over and can be forgotten). Synonyms and related words
General words for the past the past yesterday the mists of time/history 2 singular the things that someone has done or the things that have happened to someone or something during the time before nowMy past as a player has undoubtedly helped me in my career as a coach. a legacy of our imperial past Synonyms and related words
General words for the past the past yesterday the mists of time/history 2a singular an earlier part of someone’s life that they keep secret because other people would not approve of itWe discovered that the author had a murky past. Only his family and closest friends know about his past. Synonyms and related words
Secrets and secretiveness secret confidentiality stealth
3 the pastlinguisticsthe forms of a verb group indicating that an action or event happened regularly, or that a situation existed or was true during a period before now. For example ‘he worked’, and ‘she was working’ are both in the past.Synonyms and related words
Verb forms and tenses aspect auxiliary verb conjugation
past
1 the pastthe time before the present, and everything that happened thenArchaeology helps us to understand the past. He has made similar promises in the past. The business has grown steadily in the recent past. Anyway, it’s all in the past now (=something unpleasant is over and can be forgotten). Synonyms and related words
General words for the past the past yesterday the mists of time/history 2 singular the things that someone has done or the things that have happened to someone or something during the time before nowa legacy of our expansionist past My past as a player has undoubtedly helped me in my career as a coach. Synonyms and related words
General words for the past the past yesterday the mists of time/history 2a singular an earlier part of someone’s life that they keep secret because other people would not approve of itWe discovered that the author had a murky past. Only his family and closest friends know about his past. Synonyms and related words
Secrets and secretiveness secret confidentiality stealth
3 the pastlinguisticsthe forms of a verb group indicating that an action or event happened regularly, or that a situation existed or was true during a period before now. For example ‘he worked’, and ‘she was working’ are both in the past.Synonyms and related words
Verb forms and tenses aspect auxiliary verb conjugation
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