LEARNit Dictionary

past

adjective
A1
1
A1
gone by in time
گذشته, سپری‌شده
2
A1
gone by recently; just ended
گذشته, سپری‌شده, پایان‌یافته
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
A1
belonging to an earlier time
گذشته, پیشین, سابق, قبلی
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
A1
connected with the form of a verb used to express actions in the past
گذشته, ماضی, زمان ماضی, زمان گذشته
the past tense
noun
A1
1
A1
the time that has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time
گذشته, ماضی
2
A2
a person’s past life or career; the history of a place, country, group, etc.
گذشته, سابقه, پیشینه
We don't know anything about his past.
Little remains from the city's glorious past.
They say she has a ‘past’ .
He has a chequered past.
3
A1
the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past
ماضی, گذشته فعل, زمان ماضی
The past of ‘shine’ is ‘shone’.
preposition
A1
1
A1
later than something
بعد از, پس از
2
A2
on or to the other side of somebody/something
آن سو, آن سوی, بر آن سوی, فراسوی, آن طرف, فرای
We live in the house just past the church.
He hurried past them without stopping.
He just walked straight past us!
3
B1
above or further than a particular point or stage
ماورای, فراتر, فراتر از
Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark.
The flowers are past their best.
He's past his prime.
She's long past retirement age.
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens .
adverb
A2
1
A2
from one side of something to the other
از کنار, به آن سوی, فراتر
2
A2
used to describe time passing
گذشته
A week went past and nothing had changed.
The next two hours seem to whizz past.
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