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Detailed Translations for past from English to German

past:

past [the ~] noun

  1. the past
    – the time that has elapsed 1
    die Vergangenheit
  2. the past (past tense)
    – a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past 1

Translation Matrix for past:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Vergangenheit past
- past tense; past times; yesteryear
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- preceding; retiring
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- by
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bygone; over; spent
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ehemalig at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired at one time; at that time; in those days; then
früher at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired back; before; before that; earlier; foregoing; formerly; in bygone days; in former times; introductory; of that time; preceding; prefatory; preliminary; previously; progressing; since; then; walking in front
historisch past; past tense epochal; historic; historical
seinerzeitig at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired of that time; then
vorig at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired foregoing; introductory; last; of this month; preceding; prefatory; preliminary; previous; progressing; walking in front

Related Words for "past":

  • pasts

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Antonyms for "past":


Related Definitions for "past":

  1. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office1
  2. earlier than the present time; no longer current1
    • time past1
    • his youth is past1
    • this past Thursday1
    • the past year1
  3. so as to pass a given point1
    • every hour a train goes past1
  4. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past1
  5. the time that has elapsed1
    • forget the past1
  6. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)1
    • reporters dug into the candidate's past1

Wiktionary Translations for past:

past
noun
  1. period of time that has already happened
  2. (grammar) past tense
adjective
  1. having already happened; in the past
en-prep
  1. beyond in place
past
noun
  1. (nur Singular) das im Leben einer Person Erlebte und insbesondere Getane und Gesagte (also das von anderen Wahrgenommene)
  2. (nur Singular) Allgemein: Zeitabschnitt, der zurückliegt
adverb
  1. K|örtlich an etwas oder jemanden vorbei
  2. K|zeitlich ein Abschnitt oder Ereignis ist vergangen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
past Vergangenheit verleden — de voorafgaande tijd
past hinter; nach après — Traductions à classer d'après le sens
past Vergangenheit passé — Le temps écoulé
past vergangen; welk; vorig passé — Qui est périmé.
past vorig; Vorder-; vordere; vorherig; vorhergehend; vorangegangen précédent — Qui précéder, qui est immédiatement avant, en parlant ordinairement par rapport au temps.

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