past

¹past

adj \ˈpast\

Definition of PAST

1

a : ago <12 years past> b : just gone or elapsed <for the past few months>

2

: having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone

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>

Examples of PAST

1. She was hired based on her past experience in sales.
2. <a past editor of the newspaper>

Origin of PAST

Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PAST

Synonyms: erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, other, former, quondam, sometime, whilom

Related Words: bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished

Near Antonyms: contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day; coming, future, prospective, unborn

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Rhymes with PAST

bast, blast, cast, clast, fast, gast, ghast, last, mast, Nast, vast