Definition of past
1a : ago 12 years past started working on this project 10 years pastb : 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
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Examples of past in a Sentence
She was hired based on her past experience in sales.
a past editor of the newspaper
Origin and Etymology of past
Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass
First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of past
Examples of past in a Sentence
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.
Origin and Etymology of past
see 1past
First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of past
1a : time gone byb : something that happened or was done in the past regret the past
2a : the past tense of a languageb : a verb form in the past tense
3 : a past life, history, or course of action; especially : one that is kept secret
Examples of past in a Sentence
Past, present, and future are all linked together.
The past of “walk” is “walked.”
Origin and Etymology of past
see 1past
First Known Use: 15th century
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Definition of past
: so as to reach and go beyond a point near at hand drove past
Examples of past in a Sentence
Several weeks went past before we heard from her.
Origin and Etymology of past
see 1past
First Known Use: 1799
PAST Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of past for English Language Learners
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: having existed in a time before the present : from, done, or used in an earlier time
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—used to refer to a time that has gone by recently
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—used to say what someone or something was in the past
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Definition of past for English Language Learners
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: at the farther side of (something) : beyond (a particular place)
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: up to and beyond (a person or place)
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: later than (a time)
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Definition of past for English Language Learners
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: an earlier time : the time before the present
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: the events of a person's life, of a place, etc., before the present time
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Definition of past for English Language Learners
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: to and beyond a certain point or time
PAST Defined for Kids
Definition of past for Students
1 : of or relating to a time that has gone by I've worked for the past month.
2 : relating to a verb tense that expresses a time gone by
3 : no longer serving a past president
Definition of past for Students
1 : a former time In the past trains went from here to New York.
2 : life or history of a time gone by We're studying the nation's past.
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