past

nouns

the time that has elapsed
"forget the past"
past, past times, yesteryear
antonym
future
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
"reporters dug into the candidate's past"
past
is a part of
the period between birth and the present time
"I have known him all his life"
life
is a type of (narrower)
an amount of time
"a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
period, period of time, time period
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
past, past tense

adjectives

earlier than the present time; no longer current
"time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
past
is derived from
pastness
antonym
present
antonym
future
is similar to
gone by; or in the past
"two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"
ago, agone
is similar to
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
"ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
ancient
is similar to
well in the past; former
"bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone
is similar to
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
"chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
chivalric, knightly, medieval
is similar to
belonging to the distant past
"the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
early, former, other
is similar to
belonging to some prior time
"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
erstwhile, former, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime
is similar to
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
"the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
former, late, previous
is similar to
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
"historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"
historic, historical
is similar to
immediately past
"last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
last
is similar to
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
late, recent
is similar to
long past
"olden days"
olden
is similar to
recently past
"the other evening"
other
is similar to
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
"prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
prehistoric, prehistorical
is similar to
at a specific prior time
"the then president"
then
is similar to
in or of the month preceding the present one
"your letter received on the 29th ult"
ult, ultimo
see also
not current or belonging to the present time
noncurrent
see also
leaving a place or a position
"an outgoing steamship"
outgoing
see also
of long duration; not new
"old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
old
is an attribute of
the time when something happens
timing
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
"a retiring member of the board"
past, preceding, retiring

adverbs

so as to pass a given point
"every hour a train goes past"
by, past