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past

past

Meaning of past

time before now

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EN-UK/ə ˈpɑːst/
EN-US/ˈpæst/
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past with Russian translation

past usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Я редко думаю о прошлом.

I rarely think about the past.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

В прошлом мы часто ходили в школу пешком.

In the past, we often walked to school.

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past belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

pastпрошлое
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда
hourчас

past synonyms

Related words worth learning together

last
Refers to the immediately preceding time or item (last week, last year); can also mean final
former times
Literary phrase for earlier periods; more formal or bookish than 'past'
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L
🇬🇧en
last

Refers to the immediately preceding time or item (last week, last year); can also mean final

A2Very Often

I met her last month.

F
🇬🇧en
former times

Literary phrase for earlier periods; more formal or bookish than 'past'

B2Rarely

Legends from former times are still told today.

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How to pronounce past and what this word means

past means past. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce past

/ə ˈpɑːst/

past translation

past

past examples

I rarely think about the past.

past transcription

/ə ˈpɑːst/, /ˈpæst/

Questions about this word

past meaning: what does it mean?

time before now

past pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

past is pronounced as /ə ˈpɑːst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

past definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I rarely think about the past. Translation: Я редко думаю о прошлом.

Is past part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

Yes, past can be learned in the Adverbs of Frequency topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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