past1 .1a. aCaite, thart. Those days are past, tá an t-am sin thart. His day is past, tá a sheal tugtha. In times past, san am a chuaigh thart; san am fadó, bGram: Past tense, an aimsir chaite. cThe past few years, na blianta deireanacha seo. For the past few years, le blianta beaga anuas. For some time past, le tamall anuas; anois le tamall. 2s. aIn the past, san am a chuaigh thart. Honesty is a thing of the past, d'imigh an lá a raibh daoine ionraice ann. bTown with a past, baile stairiúil.
past2 .1prep. aTaobh thall de, lastall de. A little past the bridge, giota beag taobh thall den droichead. bThar; pronominal forms: tharam, tharat, thairis m, thairsti f; tharainn, tharaibh, tharstu. I walked past him, shiúil mé thairis. cThar, os cionn. He is passed fifty, tá sé thar an leathchéad. A quarter past four, ceathrú i ndiaidh, tar éis, a ceathair. dIt is past all understanding, níl tuiscint air; tá sé ó thuiscint. Past endurance, dofhulaingthe. That is past all belief, tá sin dochreidte ar fad. He is past his work, tá a chuid oibre déanta. He is past caring for it, d'imigh an lá a raibh toil aige dó. F: I wouldn't put it past him, ní chuirfinn thairis é. S.a. PRAY 1. 2adv.To walk, to go, past, siúl thar bráid, imeacht thart.