Past

/pɑːst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters

Definition of Past

verb

To change place.
To change in state or status
To move through time.
To be accepted.
In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

noun

The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
"a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past"
(grammar) The past tense.

adjective

Having already happened; in the past; finished.
"past glories"
(postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
"during the past year"
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
"past tense"

adverb

In a direction that passes.
"I watched him walk past"
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
"Ignore them, we'll play past them."

preposition

Beyond in place, quantity or time.
"count past twenty"
No longer capable of.
"I'm past caring what he thinks of me."
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).

Anagrams of Past

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

13 words can be made from the letters in "past":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

apt asp pas pat pst sap sat spa tap tas

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "past" and rearranging:

+aataps pasta tapas

+epaste pates peats septa spate

+ipitas spait tapis

+rparts prats sprat strap tarps

Related Word Patterns

PA...Words starting with "pa"...STWords ending with "st"All 4-letter words Unscramble "past"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

spendpledgepromisevowtake heedtake noticeforetimeyestertidebygoneforegoneprecedingused-to-beby

Rhyming Words

abiogenist ableist ablest abolitionist abortionist abreast abruptest absolutest absolutist abstractest abstractionist abstrusest absurdest absurdist accompanist+5 more

Related Words

paca pace pack pacs pact pacy padi pads page paid paik pail pain pair pale