Past
Pronunciation: /ˈpæst/
Past (noun)
- The time that has already happened before the present moment.
Examples
- She often thinks about the past.
- The past can teach us valuable lessons.
Common collocations: reflect on the past, learn from the past, past mistakes, past experience, past relationship
Past (adjective)
- Happening or existing in a time before now.
Examples
- She visited her past school.
- He met his past colleagues at the event.
Past (preposition)
- Further than a certain point in time or place.
Examples
- The deadline is past midnight.
- He stayed up past his bedtime.