English dictionary
past
adjectivePronunciation
pɑːst
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
adjective
- earlier than the present time; no longer current
adverb
- so as to pass a given point
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
noun
- the time that has elapsed
noun
- a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
Example sentences
a retiring member of the board
time past
his youth is past
this past Thursday
the past year
every hour a train goes past
forget the past
reporters dug into the candidate's past