QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of past
First recorded in 1250–1300; from Middle English, variant spelling of passed, past participle of pass
Words nearby past
pass up, passus, pass with flying colors, password, Passy, past, pasta, past continuous, paste, pasteboard, pastedown
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How to use past in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for past
Word Origin for past
C14: from passed, past participle of pass
usage for past
The past participle of pass is sometimes wrongly spelt past: the time for recriminations has passed (not past)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with past
past
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