Past
/pɑːst/
Past is a noun, adverb and adjective with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
“a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past”
- (grammar) The past tense.
adverb
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Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
“Ignore them, we'll play past them.”
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In a direction that passes.
“I watched him walk past”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
foretime yestertide by bygone foregone preceding
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