"past" meaning in English

See past in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɑːst/ Audio: en-us-past.ogg [US] Forms: past [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: päst Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. done Synonyms: over, done, finished, early, late
    Sense id: simple-past-en-adj-pMPtBKla

Noun

IPA: /pɑːst/ Audio: en-us-past.ogg [US] Forms: past [singular], pasts [plural]
enPR: päst Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A time before now. Synonyms: history
    Sense id: simple-past-en-noun-ibiG2jsE
  2. Past means the past tense.
    Sense id: simple-past-en-noun-aSYyfHax Categories (other): Grammar

Preposition

IPA: /pɑːst/ Audio: en-us-past.ogg [US] Forms: past
enPR: päst Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. by; beside Synonyms: by, beside
    Sense id: simple-past-en-prep-liqhlJ8a
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "past",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pasts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "future"
        },
        {
          "word": "present"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In the past, many years ago, I was a good doctor."
        },
        {
          "text": "Stuff in the past is a lot different than it is now."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A time before now."
      ],
      "id": "simple-past-en-noun-ibiG2jsE",
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "history"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Past means the past tense."
      ],
      "id": "simple-past-en-noun-aSYyfHax",
      "raw_tags": [
        "grammar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "päst"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑːst/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/pA:st/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-past.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "passed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "past"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "past",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "incomplete"
        },
        {
          "word": "unfinished"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The harvest is past. It finished in October."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "done"
      ],
      "id": "simple-past-en-adj-pMPtBKla",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "over"
        },
        {
          "word": "done"
        },
        {
          "word": "finished"
        },
        {
          "word": "early"
        },
        {
          "word": "late"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "päst"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑːst/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/pA:st/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-past.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "passed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "past"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "past",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I watched as he walked past the museum window from north to south."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by; beside"
      ],
      "id": "simple-past-en-prep-liqhlJ8a",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "by"
        },
        {
          "word": "beside"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "päst"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑːst/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/pA:st/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-past.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "passed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "past"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "past",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pasts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "future"
        },
        {
          "word": "present"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In the past, many years ago, I was a good doctor."
        },
        {
          "text": "Stuff in the past is a lot different than it is now."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A time before now."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "history"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Past means the past tense."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "grammar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "päst"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑːst/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/pA:st/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-past.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "passed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "past"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "past",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "incomplete"
        },
        {
          "word": "unfinished"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The harvest is past. It finished in October."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "done"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "over"
        },
        {
          "word": "done"
        },
        {
          "word": "finished"
        },
        {
          "word": "early"
        },
        {
          "word": "late"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "päst"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑːst/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/pA:st/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-past.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "passed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "past"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "past",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I watched as he walked past the museum window from north to south."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by; beside"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "by"
        },
        {
          "word": "beside"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "päst"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑːst/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/pA:st/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-past.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "passed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "past"
}

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