past · ​. gone by in time. in past years/centuries · ​. [only before noun] gone by recently; just ended. in the past year/month/week · ​. [only before noun] ...

[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.

noun. /pæst/ 1the past [singular] the time that has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time I used to go there often in the past. the recent/distant ...

past · ​. (North American English also after). later than something. half past two · ​. on or to the other side of somebody/something. We live in the house just ...

past preposition NAmE//pæst// on or to the other side of someone or something We live in the house just past the church. He hurried past them without stopping.

used to describe time passing synonym by. A week went past and nothing had changed.

1gone by in time in past years/centuries/ages in times past The time for discussion is past. · 2[only before noun] gone by recently; just ended I haven't seen ...

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word past, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

used to describe time passing synonym by A week went past and nothing had changed. See past in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

[singular] (grammar) ​the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past. The past tense of 'take' is 'took'.