Past

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• päst, /pɑːst/, /pA:st/

  Homophones: passed

  Rhymes: -ɑːst

Noun

past

1. The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
2. (grammar) The past tense.

Translations

• French: (1, 2): passé m
• German: (1): Vergangenheit f
• Italian: (1, 2): passato m

Adjective

past

1. Having already happened; in the past.

   past glories

2. Relating to the past.

   past tense

Translations

• French: (1, 2): passé
• German: (1): vergangen
• Italian: (1, 2): passato

Related terms

• past master
• past participle
• past perfect
• past tense