Past
21past — [[t]pɑ͟ːst, pæ̱st[/t]] ♦ pasts (In addition to the uses shown below, past is used in the phrasal verb run past .) 1) N SING: the N The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened. In the past, about a third of the… …
22past — past1 W1S1 [pa:st US pæst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(previous)¦ 2¦(recent)¦ 3¦(finished)¦ 4¦(former)¦ 5¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of pass] 1.) ¦(PREVIOUS)¦ [only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now …
23past — past1 [ pæst ] function word *** Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman walked past. Months went… …
24past — 1 adjective 1 PREVIOUS (only before noun) done, used, or experienced before now: Judging by her past performance, I d say Rowena should do very well. | From past experience she knew not to ask him where he d been. | Study some past exam papers to …
25past */*/*/ — I UK [pɑːst] / US [pæst] adverb, preposition Summary: Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. ♦ I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman… …
26past — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 time before the present ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate, recent ▪ ancient, dim and distant (BrE), distant, remote ▪ Many modern festivals can be traced back …
27past — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gone by in time Nouns 1. past, past tense, pretention; the past, yesterday; days of yore or of old; times past or gone by; bygone days; olden times, the good old days, yesteryear, time immemorial; auld… …
28past — adj., n., prep., & adv. adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time is past). 2 recently completed or gone by (the past month; for some time past). 3 relating to a former time (past president). 4 Gram. expressing a past …
29past*/*/*/ — [pɑːst] adv, preposition I 1) after a particular time later than a particular time It was past midnight by the time we arrived.[/ex] 2) passing sb/sth moving near someone or something and then beyond them I walked past several hotels on my way to …
30past — [[t]pæst, pɑst[/t]] adj. 1) gone by or elapsed in time: The bad times are past now[/ex] 2) of, having existed in, or having occurred during a previous time; bygone: past glories[/ex] 3) gone by just before the present time; just passed: the past… …
