past*/*/*/

past*/*/*/
[pɑːst] adv, preposition I
1) after a particular time later than a particular time
It was past midnight by the time we arrived.[/ex]
2) passing sb/sth moving near someone or something and then beyond them
I walked past several hotels on my way to the petrol station.[/ex]
She heard music coming from inside the van as it drove past.[/ex]
3) further away than a place further than a particular place along a road, path, river etc
Turn right a mile past the graveyard and you'll see the church.[/ex]
4) after a particular stage used for saying that someone or something has passed a particular stage or point
I tried to read the book, but couldn't get past the first chapter.[/ex]
He was past his prime as a player by then.[/ex]
5) when time passes used for saying that a period of time passes
The months went past, and still no word from her.[/ex]
6) used for saying the time used for saying what time it is when it is not more than thirty minutes after one, two etc o'clock
I'll meet you at half past five.[/ex]
It's exactly ten past three (= 3.10).[/ex]
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past it — British informal no longer able to do what you used to do because you are too old[/ex]
See:
put
II
noun
past */*/*/[pɑːst]
1) the past
[singular] the time before the present, and everything that happened then
Archaeology helps us to understand the past.[/ex]
He has made similar promises in the past.[/ex]
2) [C] all the things that someone has done before now
My past as a player has helped me in my career as a coach.[/ex]
3) the past
[singular] linguistics the form of a verb that is used for describing states that existed or things that happened before the present time III
adj
past */*/*/[pɑːst]
1) happening or existing in the period immediately before now
He has spent the past two weeks travelling around the country.[/ex]
2) happening or existing at any earlier time
He is a past president of the Union.[/ex]
I know from past experience that this work is very time-consuming.[/ex]
3) ended, or no longer existing
My running days are long past.[/ex]

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