past etymology

Etymology:

Origin:

• Middle English (late 14th century): from the noun "pass" (from Old French "pas", from Latin "passus", a step) + the suffix "-t".

Meaning:

• Relating to or occurring in time that has gone by.
• (of a person) No longer alive.
• (of an event, period, or thing) No longer existing or occurring.
• Having passed or moved.
• (of food or drink) Having gone bad or spoiled.

Usage:

• "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." (L.P. Hartley)
• "My father passed away last year."
• "The past few weeks have been very stressful."
• "She passed me on the street yesterday."
• "I threw out the milk because it had gone past its best."

past relate terms

• pass

  Etymology and Origin The word pass comes from the Old French word passer meaning t

• present

  Etymology Present derives from Old French present from Latin praesens being befor

• preterite

  Etymology The word preterite derives from the Latin praeteritus meaning past or gon

• went

  Etymology The word went is the past tense of the verb go It is derived from the Old

• forbid

  Etymology Old English forbeodan from Proto West Germanic farbaudan from Proto Ger

• agglutinate

  Etymology From Latin agglutinatus past participle of agglutinare meaning to glue

• cleave

  Etymology Middle English cleven cliven from Old English clēofan to split divide

• item

  Item Etymology Latin item also likewise besides Meaning A single or individ

• time

  Etymology Old English tîma time period hour West Germanic tîmon Proto Germanic

• mite

  Etymology The word mite comes from the Old English word mite which in turn is deriv