past

past is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: päst
• IPA: /pɑːst/
• SAMPA: /pA:st/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

Homophones

• passed

Noun

Singular past

Plural pasts

1. (uncountable) A time before now.

   In the past, many years ago, I was a good doctor.

2. (grammar) Past means the past tense.

Synonyms

• history

Antonyms

• future
• present

Related words

• pass

Adjective

Positive past

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. done
   • Synonyms: over, done, finished, early, late
   • Antonyms: incomplete, unfinished

   The harvest is past. It finished in October.

Preposition

Preposition past

1. by; beside
   • Synonyms: by, beside

   I watched as he walked past the museum window from north to south.