Past
nounpæst
Adjective
earlier than the present time; no longer current
“time past”
“his youth is past”
“this past Thursday”
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
Noun
the time that has elapsed
“forget the past”
Similar:YesteryearType of:Timea earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
“reporters dug into the candidate's past”
Type of:Perioda verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Type of:Tense
Adverb
so as to pass a given point
“every hour a train goes past”
Similar:By
Dictionary Validity
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- Scrabble US
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- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Yesteryear
- By
- Preceding
- Retiring
- Outgoing
- Ultimo
- Old
- Olden
- One-time
- Onetime
- Other
- Prehistoric
- Prehistorical
- Previous
- Quondam