past

adjective

/pɑːst/

/pæst/

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gone by in time
- in past years/centuries
- in times past
- The time for discussion is past.
- The days are long past when people worked at the same company all their lives.
Homophones passed | past
passed past
/pɑːst/

/pæst/
- passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass)
  You've passed all your exams—well done!
- past adjective
  It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years.
- past noun
  Let's put the past behind us and move on.
- past preposition
  You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime!
Extra Examples
- In past years the industry received large subsidies.
- Theatre in past centuries was mass entertainment, but that is not the case today.
- The book is a celebration of working class life in times past.
[only before noun] gone by recently; just ended
- in the past year/month/week
- I've seen her several times over the past few days.
- The past month has been really busy at work.
- This past summer I worked at a theatre.
[only before noun] belonging to an earlier time
- From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time.
- past and present students of the college
- Let's forget about who was more to blame—it's all past history.
- I warned her not to repeat her past mistakes.
- past events
- Americans hold past presidents in high regard.
- He is reluctant to speak about his past life as a professional musician.
Topics Historya1
[only before noun] (grammar) connected with the form of a verb used to express actions in the past
- the past tense
Topics Languagea1

Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.

past

noun

/pɑːst/

/pæst/

Idioms

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the past
[singular] the time that has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time
- in the past I used to go there often in the past.
- He had hurt her so many times in the past.
- the recent/distant past
- She looked back on the past without regret.
- of the past Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.
- She had learned from her mistakes of the past.
- I feel that the past and the present and the future are all tied together in some way.
Homophones passed | past
passed past
/pɑːst/

/pæst/
- passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass)
  You've passed all your exams—well done!
- past adjective
  It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years.
- past noun
  Let's put the past behind us and move on.
- past preposition
  You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime!
Extra Examples
- Archaeology provides us with tools for reconstructing the past.
- Don't worry about it—it's all in the past now.
- I admit that I have made mistakes in the past.
- In an effort to make a complete break with the past, she sold everything and went abroad.
- Many modern festivals can be traced back to an ancient past.
- Memories from the past came flooding back to him.
- The counselling helped Dan to put the past behind him.
- The old market is a living link with the past, unchanged for hundreds of years.
- The uncovering of the buried town gives us a unique glimpse of the past.
- Those memories belong to the past and I don't want to think about them.
Topics Historya1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- immediate
- recent
- ancient
- …
verb + past
- cling to
- live in
- relive
- …
preposition
- from the past
- in the past
- into the past
- …
phrases
- be all in the past
- a break with the past
- a glimpse of the past
- …
See full entry
[countable] a person’s past life or career; the history of a place, country, group, etc.
- We don't know anything about his past.
- Little remains from the city's glorious past.
- They say she has a ‘past’ (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret).
- He has a chequered past (= that contains both good and bad periods).
Extra Examples
- He tried in vain to recapture his past.
- He was forced to confront his forgotten past.
- ghosts from his past
- She didn't tell them about her boyfriend's criminal past.
- The country still suffers as a result of its colonial past.
- Political parties cannot escape from their pasts any more than individuals can.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- historic
- historical
- forgotten
- …
verb + past
- reflect on
- recapture
- erase
- …
preposition
- from your past
- in your past
See full entry
the past
(also past tense)
[singular] (grammar) the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past
- The past of ‘shine’ is ‘shone’.
Topics Languagea1

Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.

Idioms

a blast from the past

(informal) a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present

the (dim and) distant past

a long time ago
- stories from the dim and distant past
- In the distant past this land was covered in forests.

live in the past

to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has

past

preposition

/pɑːst/

/pæst/

Idioms

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(North American English also after)
later than something
- half past two
- ten (minutes) past six
- There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.).
- We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two).
- It was past midnight when we got home.
Homophones passed | past
passed past
/pɑːst/

/pæst/
- passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass)
  You've passed all your exams—well done!
- past adjective
  It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years.
- past noun
  Let's put the past behind us and move on.
- past preposition
  You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime!
Topics Timea1
on or to the other side of somebody/something
- We live in the house just past the church.
- He hurried past them without stopping.
- He just walked straight past us!
above or further than a particular point or stage
- Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark.
- The flowers are past their best.
- He's past his prime.
- She's long past retirement age.
- Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care).

Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.

Idioms

past it

(British English, informal) too old to do what you used to be able to do; too old to be used for its normal function
- In some sports you're past it by the age of 25.
- That coat is looking decidedly past it.

past

adverb

/pɑːst/

/pæst/

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from one side of something to the other
- She smiled at me as she walked past.
- I called out to him as he ran past.
used to describe time passing synonym by
- A week went past and nothing had changed.
- The next two hours seem to whizz past.

单词	past
释义	past adjective /pɑːst/ /pæst/ jump to other results gone by in time in past years/centuries in times past The time for discussion is past. The days are long past when people worked at the same company all their lives. Homophones passed \| pastpassed past /pɑːst/ /pæst/ passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass) You've passed all your exams—well done! past adjective It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years. past noun Let's put the past behind us and move on. past preposition You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime! Extra Examples In past years the industry received large subsidies. Theatre in past centuries was mass entertainment, but that is not the case today. The book is a celebration of working class life in times past. [only before noun] gone by recently; just ended in the past year/month/week I've seen her several times over the past few days. The past month has been really busy at work. This past summer I worked at a theatre. [only before noun] belonging to an earlier time From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time. past and present students of the college Let's forget about who was more to blame—it's all past history. I warned her not to repeat her past mistakes. past events Americans hold past presidents in high regard. He is reluctant to speak about his past life as a professional musician. Topics Historya1 [only before noun] (grammar) connected with the form of a verb used to express actions in the past the past tense Topics Languagea1 Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass. past noun /pɑːst/ /pæst/ Idioms jump to other results the past [singular] the time that has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time in the past I used to go there often in the past. He had hurt her so many times in the past. the recent/distant past She looked back on the past without regret. of the past Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past. She had learned from her mistakes of the past. I feel that the past and the present and the future are all tied together in some way. Homophones passed \| pastpassed past /pɑːst/ /pæst/ passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass) You've passed all your exams—well done! past adjective It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years. past noun Let's put the past behind us and move on. past preposition You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime! Extra Examples Archaeology provides us with tools for reconstructing the past. Don't worry about it—it's all in the past now. I admit that I have made mistakes in the past. In an effort to make a complete break with the past, she sold everything and went abroad. Many modern festivals can be traced back to an ancient past. Memories from the past came flooding back to him. The counselling helped Dan to put the past behind him. The old market is a living link with the past, unchanged for hundreds of years. The uncovering of the buried town gives us a unique glimpse of the past. Those memories belong to the past and I don't want to think about them. Topics Historya1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective immediate recent ancient … verb + past cling to live in relive … preposition from the past in the past into the past … phrases be all in the past a break with the past a glimpse of the past … See full entry [countable] a person’s past life or career; the history of a place, country, group, etc. We don't know anything about his past. Little remains from the city's glorious past. They say she has a ‘past’ (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret). He has a chequered past (= that contains both good and bad periods). Extra Examples He tried in vain to recapture his past. He was forced to confront his forgotten past. ghosts from his past She didn't tell them about her boyfriend's criminal past. The country still suffers as a result of its colonial past. Political parties cannot escape from their pasts any more than individuals can. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective historic historical forgotten … verb + past reflect on recapture erase … preposition from your past in your past See full entry the past (also past tense) [singular] (grammar) the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past The past of ‘shine’ is ‘shone’. Topics Languagea1 Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass. Idioms a blast from the past (informal) a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present the (dim and) distant past a long time ago stories from the dim and distant past In the distant past this land was covered in forests. live in the past to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has past preposition /pɑːst/ /pæst/ Idioms jump to other results (North American English also after) later than something half past two ten (minutes) past six There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.). We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two). It was past midnight when we got home. Homophones passed \| pastpassed past /pɑːst/ /pæst/ passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass) You've passed all your exams—well done! past adjective It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years. past noun Let's put the past behind us and move on. past preposition You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime! Topics Timea1 on or to the other side of somebody/something We live in the house just past the church. He hurried past them without stopping. He just walked straight past us! above or further than a particular point or stage Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark. The flowers are past their best. He's past his prime. She's long past retirement age. Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass. Idioms past it (British English, informal) too old to do what you used to be able to do; too old to be used for its normal function In some sports you're past it by the age of 25. That coat is looking decidedly past it. past adverb /pɑːst/ /pæst/ jump to other results from one side of something to the other She smiled at me as she walked past. I called out to him as he ran past. used to describe time passing synonym by A week went past and nothing had changed. The next two hours seem to whizz past. see also fly-past, march-past Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.
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