past

pastpreposition

Past shows movement or position beyond a place, a point in time already reached, or an age or state someone has moved beyond.

1. beyond a placefrom one side of someone or something to the other, or beyond a place

   • Walk past the bank and turn left.
   • The bus drove right past us without stopping.
   • She hurried past the crowd toward the exit.
   • Their house is just past the traffic light.

   Collocations

   verb + preposition walk past, drive past, run past

2. after a timelater than a stated time, especially on the clock

   • It's ten past six.
   • It was well past midnight when we finally got home.
   • The kids are usually asleep past nine.

   Collocations

   phrase ten past six, well past midnight

   Antonyms to

   Compare to (for time, past counts minutes after the hour; to counts minutes before the next hour)

3. too far gonetoo old, too far along, or no longer able to do something

   • He's past his best years as a player.
   • I'm past caring what people think.
   • The old sofa is past saving; we need a new one.

   Collocations

   phrase past caring, past his prime, past saving