Synonym: former, over, preceding, previous. Antonym: future. Similar words: pasta, pastor, in the past, toothpaste, pastoralism, pass, pass by, pass off. Meaning: [pæst /pɑːst] 
n. 1. the time that has elapsed 2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) 3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past. adj. 1. earlier than the present time; no longer current 2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office 3. a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time. adv. so as to pass a given point.
n. 1. the time that has elapsed 2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) 3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past. adj. 1. earlier than the present time; no longer current 2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office 3. a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time. adv. so as to pass a given point. 
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211. It was fashionable in the past that women were laced in.
212. Martin broke his leg playing football and has been on crutches for the past six weeks.
213. The past is all gone.Being happy is the top priority.
214. I know the injury, vicissitudes of the past,(sentencedict.com) Cheng pulls you to see the eyes of the world.
215. Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past.
216. As the story unfolded throughout the past week, I experienced the gamut of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, disgust, confusion.
217. The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.
218. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; You can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures.
219. You got to put the past behind before you can move on.
220. The future is scary but you can't just run to the past cause it's familiar.
221. We'd better struggle for the future rather than regret for the past.
222. The sad truth is that, at 72, he is past his prime.
223. For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government.
224. Return to mou that past once, but it's only a game.
225. Better not to ignore the past but learn from it instead. Otherwise, history has a way of repeating itself.
226. The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years.
227. He's been in a coma for the past six weeks.
228. It is already five past eight but only ten office workers have signed in.
229. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
230. It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years.
231. The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice.
232. We did an analysis of the way that government money has been spent in the past.
233. Hospitals now tend to discharge patients earlier than in the past.
234. Not what I miss, but I can not go back the past.
235. I like the dreams of the future better than history of the past!
236. In the past, people who suffered from schizophrenia were often put away.
237. The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years.
238. Past imperial glories are hardly relevant to the present day.
239. She's done some design work for us in the past.
240. It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more.