past
🇺🇸
/pæst/
🇬🇧
/pɑːst/
adjective
A1
happened before now
The past is full of lessons for the present.
A1
recently finished
The past week was hectic.
A1
from an earlier time
We respect the traditions of the past.
A1
referring to verb tense
The past tense describes actions that happened before now.
noun
A1
time before now
We cannot change the past.
A2
history or background
His past is a mystery.
A1
verb form for actions before now
The past form of 'go' is 'went'.
preposition
A1
after a certain time
The store is open past 10 PM.
A2
beyond a location or person
The train went past the station without stopping.
B1
more than a certain point
The temperature is past 30 degrees.
adverb
A2
from one side to the other
The ball rolled past the goalpost.
A2
quickly through time
Time flies past when you're having fun.
translation
happened before now; recently finished; from an earlier time; referring to verb tense
time before now; history or background; verb form for actions before now
after a certain time; beyond a location or person; more than a certain point
from one side to the other; quickly through time
Word Forms
Plural
pasts