past

Speech parts

1. past - Noun

2. past - Adjective

3. past - Verb

4. past - Adverb

5. past - Preposition

7. past - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

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

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

Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.

Above; exceeding; more than.

By; beyond; as, he ran past.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

preceding bygone yesteryear over history former previous erstwhile earlier elapsed after back late prior spent
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Antonyms

present future morrow millennium new time
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Hypernyms

time period tense period of time time period

Hyponyms

history old yesterday bygone preterite yore

Phrases with the word

blast from the past the past in the past recent past past it moving past trauma

Anagrams

spat Taps APTS PSAT PTSA PATs stap

Examples

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana

Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue. Demosthenes

The past is the future of the present. Japanese Proverb

A word spoken is past recalling. English Proverb

A book is a good friend when it lays bare the errors of the past. Hindi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

passwordlike Passy passymeasure past affair past and present past anterior