past
/pæst/
adjective
- Gone by in time; belonging to a former time.
- Past events can teach us important lessons for the future.
- She thought about her past mistakes and learned from them.
- The past week has been very busy for everyone.
- Having served a previous term or role; former.
- He is a past champion of the tournament.
- Our past teacher still visits the school sometimes.
- The past president gave a speech at the ceremony.
noun
- The time before the present; events that have already happened.
- He often talks about his past with great nostalgia.
- We cannot change the past, but we can shape the future.
- The museum displays artifacts from the distant past.
- A person's history or background, especially one that is secret or not known to others.
- The detective investigated the suspect's past.
- Everyone deserves a chance to leave their past behind.
- She has a mysterious past that no one knows about.
Synonyms
preposition
- Beyond in position; farther than.
- The library is just past the post office.
- He walked past the store without going inside.
- The car drove past the school very slowly.
- Beyond in time; after a certain point.
- It is already past midnight, so we should go to bed.
- The deadline is past, so we cannot submit the form now.
- She stayed up past her usual bedtime to finish the book.
- Beyond the limits or capability of.
- The problem is past my understanding.
- That old car is past repair.
- He is past the age of needing a babysitter.
adverb
- So as to pass by or go beyond.
- A bird flew past the window.
- The bus drove past without stopping.
- The children ran past as we stood on the sidewalk.