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pastthe time before the present; former times

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the time before the present; former times

Pronunciation (IPA): /pæst/

Korean meaning: 과거, 지나간 시간

Korean pronunciation: 패스트 (강세: 패스트)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother always says 'the good old past' when she sees my messy room.
  • I ran past the ice cream truck, but my diet ran past my willpower.
  • It's already past 11 PM, time to study for the CSAT!

past

NOUN

//pæst//

the time before the present; former times

past concept
💡 Concept

Grandmother shares photos from her past with her granddaughter

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past rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The past moves fast, but memories last.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pæst/
🇬🇧 UK/pɑːst/

🌳Etymology

Rootpass

Origin

중세 영어 'passed'에서 유래되었으며, 'pass'의 과거분사형에서 발전했습니다. 시간이 '지나간' 상태를 표현하는 단어로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

fastlastcastvast
fast
last
cast
vast

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother always says 'the good old past' when she sees my messy room.

😄 Fun example

I ran past the ice cream truck, but my diet ran past my willpower.

It's already past 11 PM, time to study for the CSAT!

😄 Fun example

Learning from past mistakes is wisdom, repeating them is comedy.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

formerpreviousbygoneearlier

Antonyms

futurepresentupcoming

Related

historymemorytraditionyesterdayancient