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past

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adjective

ˈpast How to pronounce past (audio)
1
a
: ago
12 years past
started working on this project 10 years past
b
: just gone or elapsed
for the past few months
I spoke with him this past weekend.
2
: having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone
In past winters, we have had much more snow.
3
: of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is expressive of elapsed time and that in English is usually formed by internal vowel change (as in sang) or by the addition of a suffix (as in laughed)
4
: having served as a specified officer in an organization
past president
past champions

past

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preposition

1
a
: beyond the age for or of
past playing with dolls
b
: after
half past two
2
a
: at the farther side of : beyond
b
: in a course or direction going close to and then beyond
drove past the house
3
obsolete : more than
4
: beyond the capacity, range, or sphere of
past belief

past

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noun

1
a
: time gone by
b
: something that happened or was done in the past
regret the past
2
a
: the past tense of a language
b
: a verb form in the past tense
3
: a past life, history, or course of action
especially : one that is kept secret
pastless
ˈpas(t)-ləs How to pronounce past (audio)
adjective

past

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adverb

: so as to reach and go beyond a point near at hand
drove past

Synonyms

Adjective

Preposition

Noun

Example Sentences

Adjective She was hired based on her past experience in sales. a past editor of the newspaper Preposition The office is two blocks past the intersection. Turn left just past the stairs. We drove past the house. I must have walked right past her. He looked past me to the next customer. Noun Past, present, and future are all linked together. The past of “walk” is “walked.” Adverb Several weeks went past before we heard from her. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Mahomes has won his past three Thursday night games. Rob Maaddi, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Florida, in its 26-16 loss to Kentucky on Saturday, became the latest SEC team to meet those passing stats, and it’s the second time in the past three games that the Gators have done so. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 Led by recent waiver pickup Elvis Andrus (.349, 4 doubles, 5 HRs, 16 RBI over the past 15 games), the White Sox are hitting .291 and averaging 6.1 runs a game in the Cairo regime. Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The 2-0 Tigers, who have won five of the 10 GAC titles since the league was formed, are 45-4 in their past 49 regular-season games. Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2022 Despite their past relationship, Whitney Way Thore has no problem getting involved in her ex-boyfriend's current love life. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 In dropping six of its past eight games, Baltimore went 0-for-3 when Rutschman didn’t start at catcher. Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 Maybe a past relationship was damaged by an invasion of privacy? Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 In his past 17 games, the Patriots’ Mac Jones has 20 turnovers (includes first two in opener), but that number is much worse even at Hard Rock Stadium. Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022
Preposition
That hope was expressed Sunday by many British retirees in the crowd filing past Buckingham Palace to pay their respects to Elizabeth, Britain's longest-serving monarch. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Living American presidents past and present with the exception of former president Trump immediately sent condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth II upon hearing of her passing. Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 The Cougars fell into a 10-point hole before rallying past Idaho, 24-17. Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Elizabeth traveled the country and addressed the two nations’ difficult, shared past head-on. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Elizabeth traveled the country and addressed the two nations’ difficult, shared past head-on. Claire Parker, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 The non-exclusive franchise tag for quarterbacks this past offseason carried a price tag of just under $30 million. Noah Trister, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The goal was for Pana to complete a 100-mile bike ride from New Philadelphia to downtown Cleveland amid two downpours, a wicked lightning storm and bats flying overhead well past sundown. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 Skura Style is in line with Mendes’ past entrepreneurial endeavors in the lifestyle category. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
Noun
Elter, who has conducted research in Gaza in the past, has not been able to visit the site but viewed a series of photos and videos taken by local research partners. Fares Akram, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 In the past, this has involved fabric and embroidery, blueprints, and the anthropomorphization of architecture. Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Drawing inspiration from shows from TV's past and present, the theme songs of Friends, The Brady Bunch, Stranger Things and Law & Order got a modern-day remix. Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 The intent was to spotlight the connections between Central Avenue’s starry past and Jefferson’s illustrious heritage. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Playwright Morisseau, who also serves as DPT’s executive artistic director, shares a tale of two generations of Black sisters coming to grips with heritage and with one another in a play that shifts back and forth between past and present. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 This docuseries depths into the past and present of America, the most winning and controversial soccer club in Mexico. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 28 Aug. 2022 These designs represent a continual thread between the past and present. Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Aug. 2022 With so much development in Tel Aviv, architects are designing innovative residences that unite the past and present. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2022
Adverb
People older than 65 who are past due for a booster should get the conventional shot now, according to Chin-Hong. Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 Readings near or past 100 degrees stretch from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada on Friday. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Out of the roughly 1 million mortgages serviced in Michigan, 3.7% were past due, according to MSHDA, citing survey 2022 data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2022 The money will go to utilities and community choice aggregation programs across the state and will be applied to the accounts of residential customers who have racked up past-due bills. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 In addition to covering past-due bills, repairs and heating and cooling supplies, the assistance can cover reconnection and restart fees as well as late fees. Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2022 That’s where the city auctions off the right to collect those past-due property taxes. Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2022 Refund amounts will get applied to any money still owed to the IRS or a state tax agency and may be used to offset unpaid child support or past-due federal debts such as student loans. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022 Many waved and raised their arms in the air as the vehicle drove past, while others bowed their heads in respect. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Preposition, Noun, and Adverb

Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Preposition

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of past was in the 14th century

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