past
past is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. "Who being past feeling." Eph. iv.
- 2."Galled past endurance." Macaulay. Until we be past thy borders. Num. xxi.
- 3.Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. L'Estrange.
- 4.Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. Is it not past two o'clock Shak.
- 5.Above; exceeding; more than. [R.] Not past three quarters of a mile. Shak. Bows not past three quarters of a yard long. Spenser.
- 6.By; beyond; as, he ran past. The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- above
- account
- acrobat
- adept
- admirable
- afore
- aforehand
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- all
- already
- amnesia
- amnesty
- among
- and
- answer
- answerable
- antecedence
- antecedent
- anterior
- anteriority
- anticipate
- arrear
- attention
- away
- back
- bad
- bail
- before
- beforehand
- behind
- being
- bill
- blade
- borrow
- borrower
- business
- bygone
- campaigner
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is past.
- What is beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. "Who being past feeling." Eph. iv called?
- What is "Galled past endurance." Macaulay. Until we be past thy borders. Num. xxi called?
- What is love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. L'Estrange called?
- What is beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. Is it not past two o'clock Shak called?
- What is above; exceeding; more than. [R.] Not past three quarters of a mile. Shak. Bows not past three quarters of a yard long. Spenser called?
- What is by; beyond; as, he ran past. The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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