過去 | ケンブリッジ英語辞典の定義

PAST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of past in English past preposition , adverb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɑːst / past preposition , adverb ( POSITION ) Add to word list Add to word list A2 in or to a position that is farther than a particular point : I live on Station Road, just past the post office . go past Three boys went past us on mountain bikes . Was that Peter who just jogged past in those bright pink shorts ? She walked right past me without noticing me. As the battleship sailed past, everyone on deck waved . Back in the 1960s he had hair down past his shoulders . The police car drove past at a terrific speed . The demonstrators formed a solid wall to stop the police from getting past them. Ahead, in front and beyond ahead ahead of ante be (right) under your nose idiom before beyond downriver follow fore front front end front row frontally head jockey for position lead nose second row up yonder See more results » past preposition , adverb ( TIME ) A1 used to say what the time is when it is a particular number of minutes after an hour : "Do you have the time ?" "Yes, it's five/ten/a quarter /twenty/twenty-five/ half past three." I need to leave at twenty past or I'll miss that train . B2 above a particular age or farther than a particular point : She's past the age where she needs a babysitter . past caring Do what you want , I'm past caring (= I don't care any longer ) . Days & times of day afternoon afternoons all day am arvo first light gloaming GMT Greenwich Mean Time happy hour nightfall nights nighttime nite nocturnal the witching hour visiting hours wee small hours white night wine o'clock See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ahead, in front and beyond Idioms be past it be past your sell-by date not put it past someone (to do something ) past adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɑːst / past adjective ( TIME BEFORE ) B1 used to refer to a period of time before and until the present : in the past The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years . for the past I've been walking three miles a day for the past 30 years . over the past He was the fifth climber to die on these mountains over the past two days . in years past In years past (= many years ago) even visiting the next village was considered a long trip . in centuries past The museum gives an idea of how people lived in centuries past (= in previous centuries ) . B1 [ before noun ] having happened or existed before now: past experience I know from past experience that you can't judge by appearances . past life The prime minister's family have been instructed not to discuss his past life with the press . [ after verb ] finished : I'm feeling much better now that the cold weather is past. The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years . I'm sorry I didn't phone you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks . Martin broke his leg playing football and has been on crutches for the past six weeks . Economically the country has been improving steadily these past ten years . The number of employees in the company has trebled over the past decade . In the past ago ancient history any more idiom anymore back in the day idiom clock departed dim flood last night lately latterly many moons ago idiom mist recently retro rewind the clock idiom sometime status quo ante the mists of time idiom See more results » past adjective ( GRAMMAR ) [ before noun ] language of the past tense : "Must" does not have a past form . Add -ed to all these verbs to put them in the past tense . I think her husband must be dead - she always talks about him in the past tense . How do you say that in the past tense ? "Was doing" is the past continuous form of the verb . The past perfect is illustrated by 'had done'. Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs accusative active voice aorist art bent conjugate conjugation imperative imperfect modal modality non-finite non-progressive passive voice passivize tense transitivity unconjugated wast wilt See more results » Grammar Definite time in the past We use the past simple to refer to definite time in the past (when we specify the time or how long) and usually with past time expressions such as yesterday, two weeks ago, last year, in 1995: … Time up to now We use the present perfect to talk about time up to now, that is, events that took place in the past but which connect with the present. The present perfect is often used with time expressions which indicate time up to now, for example today, this year, in the last six months: … Past There are a number of ways of talking about the past: … Past verb forms referring to the present We sometimes use a past verb form to talk about present time, in order to be more polite or less direct: … past noun [ S ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɑːst / past noun [S] ( TIME BEFORE ) B1 the period before and until, but not including , the present time : Evolution can explain the past, but it can never predict the future . in the past In the past, this sort of work was all done by hand . of the past By winning the 1500 meters , he joins some of the great names of the past. a past a part of someone's life in which they did unacceptable or dishonest things: with a past He's a man with a past. His parents didn't want him to marry a woman with a past. Emigrating was an attractive option for someone with a past they wanted to leave behind. have a past She had a past and she didn't care who knew about it. People in the village knew he had a past and were wary of him. Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past. In the past, knights used to wear ( suits of) armor in battle . Giving up your seat to an older person seems to be a thing of the past. Today, people are much more concerned about their health than they were in the past. He decided to put his failed marriage behind him and make a clean break with the past. In the past ago ancient history any more idiom anymore back in the day idiom clock departed dim flood last night lately latterly many moons ago idiom mist recently retro rewind the clock idiom sometime status quo ante the mists of time idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Events and occurrences past noun [S] ( GRAMMAR ) the past A2 the form of a verb used to describe actions , events , or states that happened or existed before the present time : The past of " change " is " changed ." Put these sentences into the past, for example "I go to work " should become "I went to work ." Synonym past tense Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs accusative active voice aorist art bent conjugate conjugation imperative imperfect modal modality non-finite non-progressive passive voice passivize tense transitivity unconjugated wast wilt See more results » Grammar Definite time in the past We use the past simple to refer to definite time in the past (when we specify the time or how long) and usually with past time expressions such as yesterday, two weeks ago, last year, in 1995: … Time up to now We use the present perfect to talk about time up to now, that is, events that took place in the past but which connect with the present. The present perfect is often used with time expressions which indicate time up to now, for example today, this year, in the last six months: … Past There are a number of ways of talking about the past: … Past verb forms referring to the present We sometimes use a past verb form to talk about present time, in order to be more polite or less direct: … Being polite or less direct We sometimes use a past verb form to talk about present time, in order to be more polite or less direct: … Things in the past that are still true Sometimes we use past verb forms to refer to things which were true or which happened in the past, even when they are still true now: … Past: typical errors We use the past simple, not the past continuous, to talk about past habits: … (Definition of past from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) past | Intermediate English past noun [ C/U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / past noun [C/U] ( TIME BEFORE ) Add to word list Add to word list the period before and until, but not including , the present time : [ U ] In the past, a streetcar line ran down 13th Avenue . Your past is your life before the present time : [ C ] He never talks about his past. past adjective [ not gradable ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / past adjective [not gradable] ( RELATING TO GRAMMAR ) grammar having the tense used to describe actions , events , or states that happened or existed before the present time : The past tense of " change " is " changed ." past preposition , adverb [ not gradable ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / past preposition , adverb [not gradable] ( ON THE FAR SIDE ) on the far side of something, or from one side to the other: They live just past the post office . Three boys went past us on bikes . past preposition , adverb [not gradable] ( BEYOND ) beyond or above a particular point : Melissa is past the age where she needs a babysitter . It’s already past noon . (Definition of past from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) past | Business English past preposition uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɑːst / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pæst / Add to word list Add to word list above a particular age or outside a stated limit : More and more people are working until past retirement age . We're past the point where losing a couple of employe