Past definition

Past as an adjective

1. earlier than the present time; no longer current

   "time past"

2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

   Same sense: retiring, preceding

Past as a noun

3. the time that has elapsed

   "forget the past"

   Same sense: past times, yesteryear

4. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

   "reporters dug into the candidate's past"

5. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

   Same sense: past tense

Past as an adverb

6. so as to pass a given point

   "every hour a train goes past"

   Same sense: by

Synonyms and antonyms

• retiring
• preceding
• past times
• yesteryear
• past tense
• by

Opposites: future, present.

All synonyms of past, sense by sense

How to say past

Past has 1 syllable and rhymes with last. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with past

• last
• fast
• passed
• cast
• vast
• broadcast
• blast
• forecast
• surpassed
• caste
• harassed
• mast

PAST in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

3

Is PAST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check PAST in the word checker, or unscramble PAST to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.