5 days agoย ยท past (plural pasts) The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future. quotations a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word past, one of which is labelled obsolete. See โ€˜Meaning & useโ€™ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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The meaning of PAST is ago. How to use past in a sentence.

Past definition: No longer current; gone by; over.

PAST definition: 1. in or to a position that is further than a particular point: 2. used to say what the time isโ€ฆ. Learn more.

Grammar designating a tense, or other verb formation or construction, that refers to events or states in time gone by. n. the time gone by: He could remember events far back in the past. the history of a โ€ฆ

PAST definition: gone by or elapsed in time. See examples of past used in a sentence.

  1. No longer current; gone by; over: His youth is past. 2. Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone: past events; in years past. 3. a. Earlier than the present time; ago: 40 years past.
  2. PAST definition: gone by or elapsed in time. See examples of past used in a sentence.

    1. No longer current; gone by; over: His youth is past. 2. Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone: past events; in years past. 3. a. Earlier than the present time; ago: 40 years past.
    2. 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)."

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