Overview of noun past

The noun past has 3 senses

• past, past times, yesteryear -- (the time that has elapsed; "forget the past")


• past -- (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 tense -- (a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past)

Overview of adj past

The adj past has 2 senses

• past -- (earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year")


• past, preceding, retiring -- (of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board")

Overview of adv past

The adv past has 1 sense

• by, past -- (so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past")