past

Definition

Examples

Sales have improved steadily over the past three months.

Word Family

Synonyms

• previousjust preceding something else in time or order
• formerthe first of two or the first mentioned of two
• earlier(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

Collocations

• Easy learn from the past
  to learn from the past, meaning to gain knowledge or skills
• Medium over the past decade
  describing over the past decade ((cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch)
• Hard past performance is no guarantee of returns
  describing past performance is no guarantee of returns (the time that has elapsed)
• Very Hard dwell morbidly on past grievances
  to dwell morbidly on past grievances, meaning to think moodily or anxiously about something