in the past
в прошлом
People in this village made their own soap in the past.
В прошлом жители этой деревни сами делали мыло.
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past
past
Meaning of past
English
time before now
Русский
время, наступившее до настоящего момента
Pronunciation
British English
/pɑːst/
American English
/pæst/
past with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом past
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10 сочетаний
Давно и недавно
Long ago and recentlythe distant past
далёкое прошлое
People lived in these caves in the distant past.
В далёком прошлом в этих пещерах жили люди.
Личное прошлое и отношение к нему
Personal past and dealing with itlearn from the past
учиться на опыте прошлого
We can learn from the past without repeating its mistakes.
Мы можем учиться на опыте прошлого, не повторяя его ошибок.
leave the past behind
оставить прошлое позади
Moving to a new city helped us leave the past behind.
Переезд в новый город помог нам оставить прошлое позади.
past usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I rarely think about the past.
Я редко думаю о прошлом.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
In the past, we often walked to school.
В прошлом мы часто ходили в школу пешком.
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F
🇬🇧English
former times
literary: times long ago
B2rare word
ENLegends from former times are still told today.
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past meaning: what does it mean?
time before now
past pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
past is pronounced as /pɑːst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
past definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Я редко думаю о прошлом. Translation: I rarely think about the past.
Is past part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?
Yes, past can be learned in the Adverbs of Frequency topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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