past
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- pronunciation:
- paest
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, preposition
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having to do with an earlier time; former.
In past times, many people died young.The past president was less active than the current president.- antonyms:
- current, modern, present
- similar words:
- former, old, previous
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| definition 2: |
having ended just now; having happened recently.
The phone has rung ten times during the past hour.We finally finished the project this past Tuesday.- antonyms:
- next
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| definition 3: |
having to do with the form of a verb that shows that the action happened in the past. "Looked," "went", and "bought" are past forms of verbs.
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| related words: |
prior |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
all of the time before now.
We cannot change what happened in the past.- antonyms:
- future, present
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| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition 1: |
after.
It's five minutes past five o'clock.- antonyms:
- before
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| definition 2: |
beyond; further away than.
The post office is two buildings past the bank.- antonyms:
- before
- similar words:
- outside
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| definition 3: |
along a course that goes beside and then beyond.
We walked past the library on our way to the museum.
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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)."