past
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The meaning (definition) of the word past
the time that came before now
The word past used in a sentence
“In the past, people wrote letters by hand.”
Words that mean the opposite of past (antonyms)
future
How the word past is said around the world
| French | passé (pah-SAY) |
| Spanish | pasado (pah-SAH-thoh) |
| Mandarin | 过去 (gwoh chyoo) |
| Hindi | बीता समय (BEE-ta sa-MAY) |
| Arabic | الماضي (al-MAH-dee) |
| Russian | прошлое (PROHSH-la-ya) |
| Portuguese (EU) | passado (puh-SAH-doo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | passado (pah-SAH-doo) |
| Japanese | むかし (moo-KAH-shee) |
| German | Vergangenheit (fair-GAHNG-en-hyte) |
| Urdu | ماضی (MAH-zee) |
| Punjabi | ਬੀਤਿਆ ਸਮਾਂ (BEE-tee-ah suh-MAHN) |
| Korean | 과거 (GWAH-guh) |
| Hebrew | עבר (ah-VAR) |
| Greek | παρελθόν (pah-rel-THON) |
| Dutch | verleden (fer-LAY-dun) |
| Tagalog | nakaraan (nah-kah-RAH-ahn) |
| Vietnamese | quá khứ (kwah KHUH) |
| Turkish | geçmiş (gech-MEESH) |
| Persian | گذشته (go-zash-TEH) |
| Polish | przeszłość (pshesh-woshch) |
| Ukrainian | минуле (my-NOO-le) |
| Bengali | অতীত (AW-teet) |
| Swedish | det förflutna (day fur-FLOOT-nah) |
| Italian | passato (pahs-SAH-toh) |
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