past
gb/pˈæst/ us/pˈæst/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
entity
1
time before now
The time that happened before now.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the past
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'past' with 'passed'. 'Past' is usually a noun, adjective, adverb, or preposition about time; 'passed' is the past tense of 'pass'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
history (More formal or academic, often referring to recorded events.)
คำตรงข้าม
future (Refers to the time that has not yet happened.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
in the past
|the distant past
|learn from the past
|past experience
|past events
หัวข้อ
time
|history
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- We can learn a lot from the mistakes of the past.
- In the past, people traveled by horse and carriage.
- She prefers not to talk about her past.
- The country has a troubled past.
- Our friendship goes back to the distant past.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I want to forget my past.
- In the past, I lived in Spain.
- He talks about his past often.
- The past is important to remember.
adjective
A2
property
2
before now in time
Happened or was true before now.
รูปแบบการใช้:
past [event/time]
คำพ้องความหมาย
former (Refers specifically to something that once held a particular status or role.)
คำตรงข้าม
present (Refers to the current or existing time or state.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
past year
|past week
|past experience
|past president
หัวข้อ
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Over the past year, sales have increased.
- She is a past champion of the tournament.
- During the past week, it has rained every day.
- Past winners are invited to the ceremony.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I met him in the past week.
- She is a past teacher of mine.
- The past month was very busy.
preposition
A2
relation
3
beyond a point in time/space
After a point in time or further than a place.
รูปแบบการใช้:
past [time/place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'past' with 'passed' here. 'Past' is used as a preposition; 'passed' is a verb form.
คำพ้องความหมาย
beyond (Often used for abstract limits as well as physical distance.)
คำตรงข้าม
before (Indicates earlier in time or position ahead in space.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
past midnight
|walk past the store
|ten minutes past three
หัวข้อ
time
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- It’s already ten minutes past midnight.
- We walked past the library on our way home.
- She ran past me without saying hello.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It is five minutes past six.
- I walk past the school every day.
- The bus stop is just past the park.
adverb
B1
relation
4
moving beyond a point
Going by or further than a place or time.
คำพ้องความหมาย
by (Simpler and more general, often interchangeable in spatial contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
towards (Indicates movement in the direction of something rather than beyond it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
go past quickly
|rush past
หัวข้อ
movement
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The car sped past at high speed.
- She hurried past without stopping.
- Time seemed to fly past during the holiday.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The bus went past my house.
- He ran past very fast.
- The day went past quickly.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
past
IPA
GB/pˈæst/
US/pˈæst/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
past (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (past)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: past
Noun
- Base: past
- Plural: pasts
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
a thing of the past
1/ə θˈɪŋ əv ðə pˈæst/
idiom
no longer existing/happening
Something that does not exist or happen anymore.
ตัวอย่าง
- Typewriters are now a thing of the past.
- Smoking in offices is largely a thing of the past.
a thing of the past
7/ə θˈɪŋ əv ðə pˈæst/
idiom
no longer used or present
Something people do not use or do anymore.
ตัวอย่าง
- For many travelers, paper boarding passes are becoming a thing of the past.
- The company hopes long checkout lines will soon be a thing of the past.
- In some offices, fixed desks are already a thing of the past.
in the past
1/ˈɪn ðə pˈæst/
fixed phrase
at an earlier time
At a time before now.
ตัวอย่าง
- In the past, people used candles for light.
- She was very shy in the past.
past due
1/pˈæst dˈu/
fixed phrase
late beyond deadline/date
Happening or done after the date it should have been done.
ตัวอย่าง
- My rent payment is two days past due.
- The library book is past due.
past due
5/pˈæst dˈu/
fixed phrase
overdue
If a payment, bill, or task is past due, it is late.
ตัวอย่าง
- Your payment is now past due.
- The account is more than 60 days past due.
- I returned the past-due library books yesterday.
past its prime
1/pˈæst ˈɪts pɹˈaɪm/
idiom
no longer at best stage/condition
Not as good as before; not at the best stage anymore.
ตัวอย่าง
- This old theater is past its prime.
- He’s still good, but clearly past his prime as an athlete.