past
prep.
beyond; after
adv.
in a time gone by; previously; beyond, by
adj.
from a bygone time; passed, gone by; recently elapsed, just passed; preceding, previous
n.
history; events that occurred beforehand; time gone by
PAST
Past
past
Noun
1. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
(synonym) past times, yesteryear, yore
(antonym) future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
(hypernym) time
(hyponym) bygone, water under the bridge
2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(part-holonym) life
3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
(synonym) past tense
(hypernym) tense
(hyponym) preterit, preterite
Adjective
1. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
(antonym) present(a)
(similar) ancient
(see-also) noncurrent
(attribute) timing
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
(synonym) past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)
(similar) outgoing
3. a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle"
(pertainym) past tense
(classification) grammar
Adverb
1. so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
(synonym) by
passen
v.
fit with, befit, become, suit, conform, comport, appertain
Past
(v.)
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
(prep.)
Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
(prep.)
Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
(prep.)
Above; exceeding; more than.
(n.)
A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
(adv.)
By; beyond; as, he ran past.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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