Origin of past

1250–1300; Middle English; variant spelling of passed, past participle of pass

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH past

passed past paste

Example sentences from the Web for past

British Dictionary definitions for past

Word Origin for past

C14: from passed, past participle of pass

usage for past

The past participle of pass is sometimes wrongly spelt past: the time for recriminations has passed (not past)

Idioms and Phrases with past

past