past
pastnoun
UK/pɑːst/US/pæst/
EARLIER TIME
A2the time before the present
- In the past, people walked everywhere.
- That's all in the past now.
LIFE
B1a person's life or experiences before now
- She never talks about her past.
pastadjective
UK/pɑːst/US/pæst/
A2having happened or existed before now
- It's been very hot for the past few weeks.
- He learned from past mistakes.
pastpreposition
UK/pɑːst/US/pæst/
TIME
A1used to say how many minutes after the hour it is
- It's half past three.
- I got home at ten past eleven.
FURTHER
A2going by a place, or further than it
- Walk past the bank and turn left.
- Our house is just past the church.
pastadverb
UK/pɑːst/US/pæst/
A2going by someone or something without stopping
- A bus drove past without stopping.
- Time goes past so quickly.