past
Having already happenedHaving already happened; in the past; finished.
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» Excuse me, could I get past?
Извините, можно я пройду? — Xitsa
Перепрошую, можна мені пройти? — deniko
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4 sensesHaving already happened; in the past; finished.
past glories
vergangen
про́шлыйpróšlyj, мину́вшийminúvšij, уше́дшийušédšij
мину́лийmynúlyj
Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
during the past year
vergangen
уше́дшийušédšij, проше́дшийprošédšij
Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
past tense
про́шлыйpróšlyj
- of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
- earlier than the present time; no longer current
Examples
2087 sentencesExcuse me, could I get past?
Перепрошую, можна мені пройти? — deniko
ruИзвините, можно я пройду? — Xitsa
School begins at half past eight.
Заняття почитаються о пів на дев'яту. — deniko
ruЗанятия в школе начинаются в восемь тридцать. — noxend
I don't care about your past.
Мені байдуже твоє минуле. — deniko
ruМеня не беспокоит Ваше прошлое. — sharptoothed
deDeine Vergangenheit interessiert mich nicht. — Zaghawa
Everything was better in the past.
У минулому все було краще. — deniko
ruРаньше всё было лучше. — marafon
deFrüher war alles besser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom couldn't get past the guard.
Том не зміг пройти повз охорону. — deniko
deTom kam nicht am Wächter vorbei. — Luiaard
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English passed, past participle of passen (“to pass, to go by”), whence ModernFrom Middle English passed, past participle of passen (“to pass, to go by”), whence Modern English pass.
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Forms
more past, most pastSynonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- the past three
- for the past
- past three
- past three years
- in the past
- walked past
- past three days
- at half past
- past three months
- the past few
- about his past
- half past
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.