past
past definition
past (past, päst)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
Rare pass
adjective
- gone by; ended; over our past troubles
- of a former time; bygone
- immediately preceding; just gone by the past week
- having served formerly a past chairman
- Gram. indicating an action completed or in progress at a former time, or a state or condition in existence at a former time
noun
- the time that has gone by; days, months, or years gone by
- what has happened; the history, former life, or experiences of a person, group, or institution: often used to indicate a hidden or questionable past a woman with a past
- Gram.
- the past tense
- a verb form in this tense
- beyond in time; later than five past four
- beyond in space; farther on than
- Obsolete beyond in amount or degree; more than
- beyond the extent, power, limits, scope, etc. of past belief
adverb
to and beyond a point in time or space; by; so as to pass
past Idioms
not put it past someone
to believe someone is likely (to do something specified)
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