Search results
adjective. uk / pɑːst / us / pæst / past adjective (TIME BEFORE) B1. used to refer to a period of time before and until the present: The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.
1. a. : ago. 12 years past. started working on this project 10 years past. b. : just gone or elapsed. for the past few months. I spoke with him this past weekend. 2. : having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone. In past winters, we have had much more snow. 3.
You use past to talk about a period of time that has just finished. For example, if you talk about the past five years, you mean the period of five years that has just finished.
adj. 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 No longer current; gone by; over: His youth is past. 2.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. b. Just gone by or elapsed: in the past few days. 4.
Past definition: gone by or elapsed in time. See examples of PAST used in a sentence.
noun. uk / pɑːst / us. the past. B1. the time before the present and all the things that happened then: the distant / recent past. In the past people would bathe once a month. A2. the form of the verb which is used to show what happened in the past.
Past events have already happened — if it happened an Ice Age ago, a century ago, or even a minute ago, it's in the past. They say the past is history and it's true. If you have ever been accused of "living in the past," you cling to what was instead of reveling in what is.
Definition of past adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. always used before a noun : having existed in a time before the present : from, done, or used in an earlier time. The museum displays artifacts from past [= earlier] civilizations. She was hired based on her past experience in sales. 2. always used before a noun — used to refer to a time that has gone by recently.
past meaning, definition, what is past: done, used, or experienced before now: Learn more.
