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I. past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] N no pl

1. past:

past (not present): Vergangenheit f <-, -en>

past (past life): Vorleben nt <->

she was somebody with a past: sie war eine Frau mit Vergangenheit

to have a past: eine [dubiose] Vergangenheit haben

in the past: in der Vergangenheit

in the past: früher

to live in the past: in der Vergangenheit leben

2. past LING (in grammar):

past: Vergangenheit[sform] f

the verb is in the past: das Verb steht in der Vergangenheit

II. past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADJ inv

1. past:

past (preceding): vergangen

past (former): frühere(r, s)

I know this from past experience: ich weiß das aus meinen früheren Erfahrungen

over the past two days: während der letzten beiden Tage

in centuries/years past liter: in früheren Jahrhunderten/Jahren

the past decade/year: das letzte [o. vergangene] Jahrzehnt/Jahr

past generations: frühere Generationen

sb's past life: jds Vorleben

for the past five weeks: während der letzten fünf Wochen

2. past attr (no longer in office):

past: frühere(r, s)

past president: ehemaliger Präsident

3. past (over):

past: vorüber

past: vorbei

what's past is past: was vorbei ist, ist vorbei

III. past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADV inv

past: vorbei

past: vorüber

to go past sb/sth: an jdm/etw vorbeigehen

to go past sb/sth vehicle: an jdm/etw vorbeifahren

to jog past: vorbeilaufen

Phrases:

to not put it past sb to do sth: jdn für fähig halten [o. jdm zutrauen] , etw zu tun

IV. past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] PREP

1. past:

past (to other side): an +dat ... vorbei

past (at other side): hinter +dat

past (at other side): nach +dat

just past the post office: gleich hinter der Post

to go/drive/walk past: vorbeigehen/-fahren/-laufen

2. past (after the hour of):

past: nach +dat

it's quarter past five: es ist Viertel nach Fünf

3. past (beyond):

to be past sth: jenseits von etw dat sein

it was past description: es war unbeschreiblich

do what you want, I'm past caring: mach was du willst, mir ist es mittlerweile egal

she's past the age where one needs a babysitter: sie ist aus dem Alter heraus, in dem man einen Babysitter braucht

he's past retirement age: er ist über dem Rentenalter

the meat was past the expiration date: das Fleisch hatte das Verfallsdatum überschritten

to not put sth past sb: jdm etw zutrauen

to be past it pej hum: zu alt dafür sein

4. past (further than):

past: über +acc ... hinaus

he can't see past the issue: er kann einfach nicht über die Sache hinaus sehen

I just can't get past the idea: ich werde den Gedanken einfach nicht los

ˈmarch-past N

march-past: Vorbeimarsch m <-es, -märsche>

march-past: Parade f <-, -n>

brush past VB trans

to brush past sb: jdn streifen

happen past VB intr Am inf

happen past PHRVB happen along

happen along, happen by VB intr Am inf

happen along (by chance): zufällig vorbeikommen

happen along (unexpectedly): unerwartet vorbeikommen

we happened by your house: wir kamen zufällig an eurem Haus vorbei

put past VB trans

to not put sth past sb: jdm etw zutrauen

I wouldn't put it past him to sue his own mother: ich würde es ihm durchaus zutrauen, seine eigene Mutter zu verklagen

past con·ˈtinu·ous N no pl LING

past continuous: Verlaufsform f der Vergangenheit

past pro·ˈgres·sive N no pl LING

past progressive: Verlaufsform f der Vergangenheit

ˈpast tense N LING

past tense: Vergangenheit f <-, -en>

to talk about sb in the past tense: von jdm in der Vergangenheit[sform] sprechen

past ˈsim·ple N no pl LING

past simple: einfache Vergangenheitsform

past ˈper·fect N no pl LING

past perfect: Plusquamperfekt nt <-s, -e>

English

English

German

German

past due ADJ INV-FIN

past due (Kredit): überfällig

German

German

English

English

überfällig (Kredit): past due

aperiodisch (Darstellung): not relating to the past financial year

colonial past [kəˈləuniəlˌpɑːst]

colonial past: koloniale Vergangenheit

Present
I	brush past
you	brush past
he/she/it	brushes past
we	brush past
you	brush past
they	brush past

Past
I	brushed past
you	brushed past
he/she/it	brushed past
we	brushed past
you	brushed past
they	brushed past

Present Perfect
I	have	brushed past
you	have	brushed past
he/she/it	has	brushed past
we	have	brushed past
you	have	brushed past
they	have	brushed past

Past Perfect
I	had	brushed past
you	had	brushed past
he/she/it	had	brushed past
we	had	brushed past
you	had	brushed past
they	had	brushed past

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

some time far in the past/future: irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

to lay the ghosts of the past: Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

hundreds of tourists filed past the monument: Hunderte von Touristen defilierten an dem Denkmal vorbei

what's past is past: was vorbei ist, ist vorbei

to block out emotions/the past/thoughts: Gefühle/die Vergangenheit/Gedanken verdrängen

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, without appropriate protection they also represent a considerable safety risk for passengers, as shown in the past by accidents with injuries caused by trapping situations.

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Ohne entsprechende Absicherung stellen sie aber auch ein erhebliches Sicherheitsrisiko für Passagiere dar, wie Unfälle mit durch Einklemmen verursachten Verletzungen in der Vergangenheit gezeigt haben.

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This is only logical, to make visible the ruptures in speaking about the past, as once again it becomes evident that this speaking about the "same" past takes place, at best, parallel, but can never occur together, as the history and its subjects differ too greatly.

www.sixpackfilm.com

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Dies ist nur konsequent, um die Brüche im Sprechen über die Vergangenheit sichtbar zu machen, denn so wird einmal mehr evident, dass dieses Sprechen über die "gleiche" Vergangenheit bestenfalls parallel, aber nie gemeinsam erfolgen kann, denn die Geschichte und ihre Subjekte sind zu verschieden.

www.sixpackfilm.com

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To obtain this climate information, it is first necessary to preserve, archive and digitise historical climate data that was collected in the past at more than 160 weather stations and around 6,000 rainfall stations.

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Voraussetzung für das Klimainformationsangebot war und ist die Rettung, Archivierung und Digitalisierung der historischen Klimadaten, die in der Vergangenheit in mehr als 160 Wetterstationen und etwa 6.000 Regenmessstationen erhoben wurden.

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At the end of the fantastic journey through the Tunnel of the Past, you will be rewarded with a grandiose view of the Pasterze. back

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www.grossglockner.at

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Am Ende der sagenhaften Reise durch den Tunnel der Vergangenheit werden Sie mit einem grandiosen Blick auf die Pasterze belohnt.

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www.grossglockner.at

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At the same time, there are more prospects for its positive development today than in the past.’

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Gleichzeitig sind dort die Aussichten für eine positive Entwicklung heute größer als in der Vergangenheit."

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