beyond; after
in a time gone by; previously; beyond, by
from a bygone time; passed, gone by; recently elapsed, just passed; preceding, previous
history; events that occurred beforehand; time gone by
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Past Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Past Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v.)
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
(prep.)
Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
(prep.)
Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
(prep.)
Above; exceeding; more than.
Above; exceeding; more than.
(n.)
A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
(adv.)
By; beyond; as, he ran past.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBy; beyond; as, he ran past.
past
\past\, n. a former time or state; a state of things gone by. "the past, at least, is secure." webster. the present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a very remote past indeed.
past
\past\, prep.
1. beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. "who being past feeling." iv. 19. "galled past endurance." until we be past thy borders. xxi. 22. love, when once past government, is consequently past shame.
2. beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. is it not past two o'clock?
3. above; exceeding; more than. [r.] not past three quarters of a mile. bows not past three quarters of a yard long.
past
\past\ (?), a. [from pass, v.] 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
master. see under master.
past
\past\ (?), adv. by; beyond; as, he ran past. the alarum of drums swept past.
past
adj
1. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past thursday"; "the past year" [ant: present(a) , future]
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: past(a) , preceding(a) , retiring(a) ]
3. (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle" n 1: the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: past times , yesteryear, yore]
[ant: future] 2: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past" 3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past [syn: past tense]
adv : so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" [syn: by]
similar words(6)
past expression
go past
distributing past office
past question
past master
by-past
Meaning
Something or someone that returns after an absence.
Origin
Coined by radio DJs when playing old records.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Something or someone that returns after an absence.
Origin
Coined by radio DJs when playing old records.
past a house: thar theach
days past: na laetha atá caite
days past: na laetha atá caite
Ioed = n. time past; ever
Neithiwyr = n. the evening past, last night
Past, (n.)
That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance. A moving line called the Present parts it from an imaginary period known as the Future. These two grand divisions of Eternity, of which the one is continually effacing the other, are entirely unlike. The one is dark with sorrow and disappointment, the other bright with prosperity and joy. The Past is the region of sobs, the Future is the realm of song. In the one crouches Memory, clad in sackcloth and ashes, mumbling penitential prayer; in the sunshine of the other Hope flies with a free wing, beckoning to temples of success and bowers of ease. Yet the Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of to-morrow. They are one -- the knowledge and the dream.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance. A moving line called the Present parts it from an imaginary period known as the Future. These two grand divisions of Eternity, of which the one is continually effacing the other, are entirely unlike. The one is dark with sorrow and disappointment, the other bright with prosperity and joy. The Past is the region of sobs, the Future is the realm of song. In the one crouches Memory, clad in sackcloth and ashes, mumbling penitential prayer; in the sunshine of the other Hope flies with a free wing, beckoning to temples of success and bowers of ease. Yet the Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of to-morrow. They are one -- the knowledge and the dream.
spat
the same as "back of beyond"
1. beating or thrashing; 2. tirade of abuse
Noun
1. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
(synonym) past times, yesteryear, yore
(antonym) future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
(hypernym) time
(hyponym) bygone, water under the bridge
2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(part-holonym) life
3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
(synonym) past tense
(hypernym) tense
(hyponym) preterit, preterite
Adjective
1. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
(antonym) present(a)
(similar) ancient
(see-also) noncurrent
(attribute) timing
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
(synonym) past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)
(similar) outgoing
3. a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle"
(pertainym) past tense
(classification) grammar
Adverb
1. so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
(synonym) by
Past Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?
We live in the present, we dream of the future, but we learn eternal truths from the past.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Past Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
PAST (short for Polska Akcyjna Spólka Telefoniczna, Polish Telephone Joint-stock Company) was a Polish telephone operator in the period between World War I and World War II. It is notable for its main headquarters in Warsaw, which at the time of its construction was the first and tallest skyscraper in the Russian Empire and the tallest building of Warsaw. The fight for the building during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 also added to the legend of the place.
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Most generally, 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.
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The Primeval Structure Telescope (PaST), also called 21 Centimetre Array (21CMA), is a Chinese radio telescope array designed to detect the earliest luminous objects in the universe, including the first stars, supernova explosions, and black holes. All of these objects were strong sources of ultraviolet radiation, so they ionised the material surrounding them. The structure of this reionisation reflects the overall density structure at the redshift of luminous-object formation.
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Past Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
vesht
n. ret - time period ago
Past Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The upraised right hand, in the '5' 
position with palm facing the body, is held just above the right shoulder and is thrown back over it.
