Past Times Worked Adjective Pɑːst Pæst Years/Centuries Discussion

• in past years/centuries
• in times past
• the time for discussion is past.
• the days are long past when people worked at the same company all their lives.

past

1. gone by in time
• PAST TENSE, PAST PARTICIPLE OF pass
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• in past years/centuries
• in times past
• The time for discussion is past.
• The days are long past when people worked at the same company all their lives.

Extra Examples

• In past years the industry received large subsidies.
• Theatre in past centuries was mass entertainment, but that is not the case today.
• The book is a celebration of working class life in times past.
2. gone by recently; just ended
• in the past year/month/week
• I've seen her several times over the past few days.
• The past month has been really busy at work.
• This past summer I worked at a theatre.
3. belonging to an earlier time
• From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time.
• past and present students of the college
• Let's forget about who was more to blame—it's all past history.
• I warned her not to repeat her past mistakes.
• past events
• Americans hold past presidents in high regard.
• He is reluctant to speak about his past life as a professional musician.
4. connected with the form of a verb used to express actions in the past
• the past tense

Word Origin

• Middle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.