past
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- pronunciation:
- paest
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb, preposition
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
gone by in time; ended.
The excitement of the project is past.- antonyms:
- current, present
- similar words:
- previous
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| definition 2: |
having happened or gone by at an earlier time; former.
In past times, many people died young.- antonyms:
- current, future, modern, present
- similar words:
- bygone, former, old, other, previous
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| definition 3: |
just ended; happened recently.
During the past hour, the phone has rung ten times.- antonyms:
- next
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| related words: |
back, prior |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the time that has gone by.
We can learn from the mistakes of the past.- antonyms:
- future, present
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| definition 2: |
history of a nation.
In this class, you will be studying America's past. |
| definition 3: |
a former time in a person's life.
When I think of my past, I realize how lucky I have been. |
| definition 4: |
the past tense of a verb.
"Had" is the past of "have." |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
so as to go by or move beyond.
He ran past and didn't stop to talk. |
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| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition 1: |
beyond in time; after.
It's five minutes past the hour.- antonyms:
- before
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| definition 2: |
beyond in space.
The shed is past the barn.- antonyms:
- before
- similar words:
- outside
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| definition 3: |
along a course that goes beside and then beyond.
Our neighbors' dog always barks at us when we walk past their house.
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| definition 4: |
beyond the number, amount, or degree of.
My aunt was past forty when she went back to college. |
| related words: |
through |
The words
past and
passed sound alike but have different meanings.
Passed is the past tense form of the verb
pass, while
past means "a time before now" (noun) or "in a time before now (adjective)."