PAST
noun
Definition
A former time or state; a state of things gone by. "The past, at least, is secure." D. Webster. The present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a very remote past indeed. Trench.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
PAST
(adjective)
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences. "Past ages."...
PAST
(adverb)
By; beyond; as, he ran past. The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow.
PAST
(preposition)
1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. "Who being past feeling." Eph. iv. 19. "Galled past endurance." Mac...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
