past

[US]/pɑːst/
[UK]/pæst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. den tid der er gået; ting der er sket
adj. der har eksisteret eller fundet sted før nu; afsluttet
prep. der bevæger sig fra den ene side til den anden side af noget; senere end
adv. der bevæger sig fra den ene side til den anden side af noget; at passere eller gå forbi
Word Forms
Pluralpasts

Phrases & Collocations

in the past

i fortiden

past decades

forbindelser

past experiences

tidligere erfaringer

past mistakes

tidligere fejltagelser

past relationships

tidligere forhold

past year

sidste år

past experience

tidligere erfaring

past and present

fortid og nutid

half past

halv ti

past month

sidste måned

past time

tidligere tid

past tense

datid

past events

tidligere begivenheder

go past

gå forbi

past history

historisk baggrund

walk past

gå forbi

brush past

feje forbi

past participle

datidssuffix

past master

mester

past due

overdue

Example Sentences

a past president; a past inmate of a cell.

en tidligere præsident; en tidligere fange i en celle.

the past is of no consequence .

fortiden er uden betydning.

a half past one.

halv to

at half past five.

halv syv

it's half past four.

det er halv fire

the past and the present are inextricable.

fortiden og nutiden er uadskillelige.

it's half past five.

det er halv syv

it's half past one.

det er halv to.

it's half past six.

det er halv syv.

it's half past twelve.

det er halv et tolv.

He is past fifty.

Han er over halvtreds.

in the past few days.

i løbet af de sidste par dage.

a past that was scarcely savory.

en fortid, der knap var tiltalende.

The train is past due.

Toget er forsinket.

to record past events

at registrere tidligere begivenheder

to be past the wit of man

at være ud over menneskets forstand

It is past all hope.

Det er håbløst.

Real-world Examples

And I was up well past midnight.

Og jeg var oppe længe efter midnat.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

They're the past, crippling you in the present.

De er fortiden, der lammer dig i nutiden.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

This gets you past that initial roadblock.

Dette hjælper dig med at komme forbi den første blokering.

Source: Popular Science Essays

We use it to light up the past.

Vi bruger det til at lyse fortiden op.

Source: A Brief History of the World

HE WHO controls the past controls the future.

DEN DER kontrollerer fortiden kontrollerer fremtiden.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The answer could lie in our evolutionary past.

Svaret kan ligge i vores evolutionære fortid.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

Two year deal gets us past the Election.

En toårig aftale hjælper os med at komme forbi valget.

Source: Newsweek

Well I wouldn't put it past you.

Nå, jeg ville ikke være overrasket over dig.

Source: Lost Girl Season 05

Takes you right past the Devil Worshiper Woods.

Tager dig lige forbi Djævle-tilbeder Skoven.

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

Is that the one just past the shopping mall?

Er det den, der ligger lige efter indkøbscentret?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 13

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