English dictionary
Hint: In most browsers you can lookup any word by double click it.
English adjective: past | |||
| 1. | past earlier than the present time; no longer current | ||
| Samples | Time past. His youth is past. This past Thursday. The past year. | ||
| Similar | ago, agone, ancient, bygone, bypast, chivalric, departed, early, erstwhile, foregone, former, former, former, gone, historic, historical, knightly, last, late, late, medieval, old, olden, one-time, onetime, other, other, prehistoric, prehistorical, previous, quondam, recent, sometime, then, ult, ultimo | ||
| See also | noncurrent, old, outgoing | ||
| Attribute | timing | ||
| Antonyms | future, present | ||
| 2. | past of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | ||
| Samples | A retiring member of the board. | ||
| Synonyms | preceding, retiring | ||
| Similar | outgoing | ||
| Antonyms | incoming | ||
English noun: past | |||
| 1. | past (time) the time that has elapsed | ||
| Samples | Forget the past. | ||
| Synonyms | past times, yesteryear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | auld langsyne, bygone, good old days, history, langsyne, old, old times, time immemorial, time out of mind, water under the bridge, yesterday, yore | ||
| Antonyms | future, futurity, time to come, hereafter | ||
| 2. | past (time) a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) | ||
| Samples | Reporters dug into the candidate's past. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
| Part meronym | life | ||
| 3. | past (communication) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | ||
| Synonyms | past tense | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | preterit, preterite | ||
English adverb: past | |||
| 1. | past so as to pass a given point | ||
| Samples | Every hour a train goes past. | ||
| Synonyms | by | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk