What does PAST mean?
Definitions for PAST
pæst, pɑstpast
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Princeton's WordNet
past, past times, yesteryearnoun
the time that has elapsed
"forget the past"
pastnoun
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
"reporters dug into the candidate's past"
past, past tenseadjective
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
pastadjective
earlier than the present time; no longer current
"time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)adverb
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
"a retiring member of the board"
by, pastadverb
so as to pass a given point
"every hour a train goes past"
Wiktionary
pastnoun
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
pastnoun
The past tense.
pastadverb
in a direction that passes
I watched him walk past
pastadjective
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
past glories
pastadjective
Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
pastadjective
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
during the past year
pastadjective
Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
past tense
pastpreposition
beyond in place, quantity or time
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pastnoun
Elliptically used for past time.
The past is all by death possest,
And frugal fate that guards the rest,
By giving bids us live to-day. Elijah Fenton.Pastparticipial adj.
Etymology: from pass.
Past, and to come, seem best; things present worst. William Shakespeare.
For several months past, papers have been written upon the best publick principle, the love of our country. Jonathan Swift.
This not alone has shone on ages past,
But lights the present, and shall warm the last. Alexander Pope.A life of glorious labours past. Alexander Pope.
Pastpreposition.
Sarah was delivered of a child, when she was past age. Hebrews xi. 11.
Fervent prayers he made, when he was esteemed past sense, and so spent his last breath in committing his soul unto the Almighty. John Hayward.
We must not
Prostitute our past cure malady
To empiricks. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.What’s gone, and what’s past help,
Should be past grief. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.Many men have not yet sinned themselves past all sense or feeling, but have some regrets; and when their spirits are at any time disturbed with the sense of their guilt, they are for a little time more watchful over their ways; but they are soon disheartened. Edmund Calamy, Sermons.
Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. Roger L'Estrange.
Her life she might have had; but the despair
Of saving his, had put it past her care. Dryden.I’m stupify’d with sorrow, past relief
Of tears. Dryden.That the bare receiving a sum should sink a man into a servile state, is past my comprehension. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.
That he means paternal power, is past doubt from the inference he makes. John Locke.
We will go by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders. Numbers xxi. 22.
The northern Irish Scots have bows not past three quarters of a yard long, with a string of wreathed hemp and their arrows not much above an ell. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
The same inundation was not deep, not past forty foot from the ground. Francis Bacon.
Wikipedia
Past
The past is the set of all events that occurred before a given point in time. The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future. The concept of the past is derived from the linear fashion in which human observers experience time, and is accessed through memory and recollection. In addition, human beings have recorded the past since the advent of written language. The first known use of the word "past" was in the fourteenth century; it developed as the past participle of the middle English verb passen meaning "to pass."
ChatGPT
past
The term "past" generally refers to a time that has already occurred, which is in contrast to the present or future. It encompasses events, experiences, or actions that have taken place prior to the current moment. The past typically refers to a period of time that is no longer happening or accessible in the present.
Webster Dictionary
Past
of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences
Pastnoun
a former time or state; a state of things gone by
Past
beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of
Past
beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour
Past
above; exceeding; more than
Pastadverb
by; beyond; as, he ran past
Etymology: [From Pass, v.]
Wikidata
Past
The past is a term used to indicate the totality of events which occurred before a given point in time. The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future. The concept of the past is derived from the linear fashion in which human observers experience time, and is accessed through memory and recollection. In addition, human beings have recorded the past since the advent of written language. The past is the object of such fields as history, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, chronology, geology, historical geology, historical linguistics, law, ontology, paleontology, paleobotany, paleoethnobotany, palaeogeography, paleoclimatology, and cosmology.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Past
past, pa.p. of Pass.—adj. gone by: elapsed: ended: now retired from service: in time already passed.—prep. farther than: out of reach of: no longer capable of.—adv. by.—The past, that which has passed, esp. time.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PAST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Past is ranked #113791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Past surname appeared 154 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Past.
92.2% or 142 total occurrences were White.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAST' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1133
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAST' in Written Corpus Frequency: #521
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAST' in Nouns Frequency: #552
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAST' in Adverbs Frequency: #285
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAST' in Adjectives Frequency: #138
Anagrams for PAST »
APTS
pats
spat
stap
taps
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PAST in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PAST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of PAST in a Sentence
The questions are profound enough that I think we need to move past it, and ideally that would mean the chairman ought to recuse himself, not only from the investigation involving potential coordination or collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, but also any oversight of minimization issues affecting the Trump transition since he was a member of that Trump transition team.
This study adds to the literature by extending its findings to early-term births, over the past several years, there has been a greater recognition that the health of newborns varies across the five-week.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
We all want to be honest and draw lessons from the past, the WHO is the only international organization that has universal political legitimacy on global health issues. This is why it's so important to render its structures more efficient.
Just as the bombers at Guam are no longer consistently present there, United States Navy naval forces in the South China Sea are likely to carry out operations and activities in unusual patterns that are inconsistent with past, predictable patterns, united States Navy forces operate in the South China Sea on a daily basis.
One of the big concerns I have with this draft counter-terrorism bill is that the definition of terrorism is quite vague and open-ended and if we look at how Chinese officials and the media have used the terrorism tag in the past, it's chiefly applied to the Uyghurs as well as the Tibetans.
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Translations for PAST
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- الماضي, ماضٍArabic
- мінулаеBelarusian
- миналоBulgarian
- minulý, minulostCzech
- Vergangenheit, Präteritum, vergangen, vorbeiGerman
- παρελθών, τα περασμένα, πρότερος, παρελθόν, πρωτύτερος, περασμένος, πρώην, αόριστος, τέως, επέκεινα, πέρα, παρελθοντικόςGreek
- preter, estintecoEsperanto
- pretérito, pasadoSpanish
- گذشتهPersian
- mennyt, ohi, menneisyys, yli, viime, imperfekti, jälkeenFinnish
- dernière, passé, passée, dernier, aprèsFrench
- tar éis, i ndiaidh, caiteIrish
- seach, an dèidh, seachadScottish Gaelic
- עברHebrew
- अतीतHindi
- múlt, múlt időHungarian
- passatoInterlingua
- passatoItalian
- 過去形, 過去, 過去時制Japanese
- 과거형, 지나간, 이전의, 과거, 過去, 과거의Korean
- ອາດີດLao
- pagātne, pagājisLatvian
- muaMāori
- минатоMacedonian
- passat, passataMaltese
- ရှေးBurmese
- verleden tijd, voorbije, verleden, voorbij, verder, vervlogene, afgelopenDutch
- preteritum, forbi, bortenfor, fortidNorwegian
- przeszłość, czas przeszłyPolish
- passado, pretéritoPortuguese
- trecut, trecutăRomanian
- былое, мимо, прошлый, прошедшее время, прошлоеRussian
- próšlo, prošlo vreme, прошлост, prošla, prošlost, prošliSerbo-Croatian
- minulosťSlovak
- preteklik, preteklostSlovene
- förflutnaSwedish
- గత, పూర్వం, భూతకాలము, గతించిన, గతకాలం, జరిగిన, వెనుక, పూర్వపు, గతం, పోయింది, జరిగిందిTelugu
- อดีตThai
- geçtiğimiz, geçmiş zaman, geçen, geçmiş, öncekiTurkish
- минулеUkrainian
- quá khứ, 過去Vietnamese
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