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Definition: Meaning of, past in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɑːst /

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  1. previous [only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now
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  2. recent [only before noun] used to refer to a period up until now
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  3. finished finished or having come to an end
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  4. former [only before noun] having held a particular position in the past or achieved a particular honour in the past
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  5. grammar [only before noun] relating to the PAST TENSE
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  1. later than a particular time
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  2. further than a particular place
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  3. up to and beyond a person or place, without stopping
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  4. if a period of time goes past, it passes
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  5. beyond or no longer at a particular point or stage
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  6. I wouldn't put it past somebody (to do something) spoken used to say that you would not be surprised if someone did something bad or unusual because it is typical of them to do that type of thing
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  7. past it British English spoken too old to be able to do what you used to do, or too old to be useful
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  8. be past due American English something that is past due has not been paid or done by the time it should have been
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  1. the past the time that existed before the present
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  2. the past the PAST TENSE
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  3. all in the past spoken used to say that an unpleasant experience has ended and can be forgotten
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  4. [singular] the past life or existence of someone or something
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past used in phrases

  • dead hand of the past (noun)
    1. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
  • first-past-the-post (adjective)
    1. a first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins
  • go past (verb)
    1. move past
    2. be superior or better than some standard
  • march-past (noun)
    1. when soldiers march past an important person during a ceremony
  • past master (noun)
    1. someone who is very skilled at doing something and has done it many times before [=  expert]
  • past participle (noun)
    1. the form of a verb used with the verb 'to have' in PERFECT tenses (for example 'eaten' in 'I have eaten'), or with the verb 'to be' in the PASSIVE (for example 'changed' in 'it was changed'), or sometimes as an adjective (for example 'broken' in 'a broken leg')
  • past perfect (noun)
    1. the form of a verb that shows that the action described by the verb was completed before a particular time in the past, formed in English with 'had' and a past participle
  • past perfect tense (noun)
    1. a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
  • past progressive (noun)
    1. a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
  • past progressive tense (noun)
    1. a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
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