[pɑːst]

Definitions

1. noun

A period of time that has elapsed since an event or action.

“She’s been working for a company in the past.”

2. adjective

Happening or done before the present time; earlier in a sequence of events.

“I’ve been to that museum in the past.”

3. preposition

At or to a point that is behind or farther back than something else.

“She stood in the past looking out at the sea.”

4. verb

To cause something to go or move backward; to pass or go by.

“The car will pass the house in the past.”

5. adverb

Used to indicate an action or state in the past; previously.

“She was here in the past.”