Past - English meaning

preposition

Moving in a constant direction on (a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface).

Usage examples:

Soon we were driving along a narrow road

adverb

Moving in a constant direction on a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

He continued to plod along

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

The ancient civilizations of the mediterranean

noun

An old man.

Usage examples:

A solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

noun

A standard, flag, or ensign.

Usage examples:

The ancient was a banner bearing an heraldic device, the token of ancient or noble descent, borne b…

phrase

In the past; some time ago.

Usage examples:

Back in the day, he'd had one of the greatest minds i'd ever come across

idiom

Used for talking about a time in the past, usually when you are remembering nice things about that time

Usage examples:

Back in the day, we had an apartment with a swimming pool.

adverb

During the period of time preceding a particular event or time.

Usage examples:

My playing days had ended six years before

conjunction

In advance of the time when.

Usage examples:

They lived rough for four days before they were arrested

preposition

During the period of time preceding (a particular event or time).

Usage examples:

She had to rest before dinner

preposition

At or to the further side of.

Usage examples:

He pointed to a spot beyond the trees

adverb

At or to the further side of something.

Usage examples:

From south of dortmund as far as essen and beyond

noun

After a specified time or event.

Usage examples:

Music went on into the night and beyond

preposition

Identifying the agent performing an action.

Usage examples:

The door was opened by my cousin annie

adverb

So as to go past.

Usage examples:

A car flashed by on the other side of the road

noun

Variant spelling of bye1.

adjective

Belonging to an earlier time.

Usage examples:

Relics of a bygone age

noun

A thing dating from an earlier time.

Usage examples:

The museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones

adjective

Belonging to or happening in a past time

Usage examples:

The empty factories are relics of a bygone era.

adjective

No longer existing or functioning.

Usage examples:

The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective

No longer existing or in use

Usage examples:

She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

adjective

(of food) cooked thoroughly.

Usage examples:

The turkey will be done to a turn

exclamation

Past participle of do1.

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

noun

The furthest or most extreme part of something.

Usage examples:

The church at the end of the road

adjective

(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

Trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct., many species of plants and animals…

adjective

(of a task or activity) brought to an end; completed.

Usage examples:

A preparatory drawing for the finished painting

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

adjective

Completed or brought to an end

Usage examples:

Raw materials make up only a small part of the cost of the finished product., as a result of this l…

adjective

Past participle of forego2.

verb

Variant spelling of forgo.

verb

Precede in place or time.

Usage examples:

So abdulmelik went away to his house, whither he found that the money had foregone him

verb

Past participle of forget.

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines

verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

adjective

Having previously been a particular thing.

Usage examples:

Her former boyfriend

noun

A person or thing that forms something.

Usage examples:

An opinion-former

adjective

Of an earlier time, but not now

Usage examples:

The former president lives on his ranch., of the two suggestions, i prefer the former.

adverb

In the past; in earlier times.

Usage examples:

Mumbai, formerly bombay

adverb

Before the present time or in the past

Usage examples:

Formerly, he had gone regularly to europe, but now he seldom traveled.

adverb

In the past

Usage examples:

Two companies formerly traded on the nasdaq stock market began nyse trading this week.

adjective

No longer present; departed.

Usage examples:

You were gone a long time

preposition

Past participle of go1.

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

Usage examples:

He went out to the shops

adverb

To or towards this place.

Usage examples:

I little knew then that such calamity would summon me hither!

adjective

Situated on this side.

Usage examples:

The hither side of severn

adverb

To or toward this place

Usage examples:

Come hither!

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

adjective

Relating to former times.

Usage examples:

The olden days

adjective

From a long time ago

Usage examples:

Olden times/days

preposition

Physically in contact with and supported by (a surface).

Usage examples:

On the table was a water jug

adverb

Physically in contact with and supported by a surface.

Usage examples:

Make sure the lid is on

noun

The leg side.

Usage examples:

Playing a ball pitched on the off stump to the on side was satisfying.

preposition

Extending directly upwards from.

Usage examples:

I saw flames over berlin

noun

Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.

Usage examples:

He leant over and tapped me on the hand

prefix

Excessively; to an unwanted degree.

Usage examples:

Overambitious

adverb

At a previous or earlier time; before.

Usage examples:

Museums and art galleries which had previously been open to the public

adverb

Before the present time or the time referred to

Usage examples:

She was previously employed as a tour guide., i had posted the card two months previously.