past: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of past
noun
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
Example: a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past
The past tense.
Listed forms: pasts.
Source: Wiktionary — past.
adj
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
Example: past glories
Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
Example: during the past year
Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
Example: past tense
Source: Wiktionary — past.
adv
In a direction that passes.
Example: I watched him walk past.
Source: Wiktionary — past.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for past.
adjective
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
noun
the time that has elapsed
- past times
- yesteryear
noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- past tense
adverb
so as to pass a given point
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is past in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of past
P(3) + A(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of past
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from past
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in past. Showing up to 24, longest first.