Word Image
plural: pasts
Part Of Speech
noun, adjective, preposition
Word Meaning
noun: a former time or event; a past life or history
adjective: just gone by; having existed or taken place in a period before the present
preposition: beyond
Word Family
pastime
pastless
Sentences
She was hired based on her past experience in sales.
The office is two blocks past the intersection.
To find the bathroom, turn left just past the stairs.
I must have walked right past her and never noticed.
Past, present, and future are all linked together.
The past tense of “walk” is “walked.”
Hal tried not to live in the past, but in the present moment.
He looked past me to the next customer.
Jan was fondly remembered as a past editor of the newspaper.
My past work positions helped me to move forward in my career.
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