See Also: past 1, adjective(dictionary)
past(1)(dictionary)
Past Due(law)
past(2)(dictionary)
past mistress(dictionary)
past master(dictionary)
past 3, noun(dictionary)
past perfect(dictionary)
past tense(dictionary)
past participle(dictionary)

past 1, adjective (oh)



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ?previous?
2 ?recent?
3 ?finished?
4 ?former?
5 ?grammar?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Old past participle of pass]
?PREVIOUS?
[only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now
::Judging by her past performance, Jane should do very well.
::From past experience she knew that it was no use arguing with him.
::Study some past exam papers to get an idea of the questions.
?RECENT?
[only before noun] used to refer to a period up until now
::the events of the past year
::During the past two weeks twelve people have died of the disease.
::She has been feeling tired for the past few days.
?FINISHED?
finished or having come to an end
::Winter is past and spring has come at last.
::writers from past centuries
::a tradition rooted in times long past
?FORMER?
[only before noun] having held a particular position in the past or achieved a particular honour in the past
past president/member/winner etc
::a past president of the golf club
::a celebration for past and present employees of the newspaper
::Bruce Jenner, a past Olympic champion
?GRAMMAR?
[only before noun] relating to the past tense