apast

American  

[uh-past, uh-pahst] / əˈpæst, əˈpɑst /

preposition

Chiefly South Midland U.S. and Newfoundland.

1. past; beyond.

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Etymology

Origin of apast

1890–95; a- (semantically empty, perhaps a generalization of adverbial a- ¹ ) + past; anear, anigh

Example Sentences

At last: "Look a-yere, Seffy, it's about two inches apast seven—and by the time you git there—say, nefer gif another feller a chance to git there afore you or to leave after you!"

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

Yassir, Sef, if you'd a-got yere at a inch and a quarter apast!

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

Folks that live here tell me that they do most of their business by telephone in the daytime, and then do their runnin' around at night, but I've got apast that.

From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson

"How d'ye stand on the proposition to have the town build a sidewalk up the hill apast the Congregational church, Deacon?"

From Scattergood Baines by Kelland, Clarence Budington

They won't come apast that scratch, and I kin skeer 'em off with this.

From Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor by Cobb, Frank