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41 beat
past tense; see beat* * *I [bi:t]nounudarec; bitje, utrip; nihanje (nihala); music ritem, takt; korak; območje, stroka, delokrog, revir, rajon; obhodna straža; American slang časopisna senzacija; American slang lenuh, postopačthat is not my beat, that is off ( —ali out of) my beat — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne ukvarjam; to me ne zanimaII [bi:t]1.transitive verbtolči; udariti, udarjati; biti; utrti, utirati; premagati, prekositi, prekašati; (o)slepariti; obleteti; zbegati;2.intransitive verbbiti, utripati; mlatiti; trkati; taktirati; prebijati se; nautical laviratito beat the air — zaman se truditi, prazno slamo mlatitito beat the breast — trkati se po prsih, obžalovatidead beat — na smrt utrujen, onemogelto beat hollow (to smithereens, sticks, nothing, all to pieces, to ribands) dodobra premagatibeat it! — poberi se!to beat time — voditi, dirigirati, taktiratiAmerican slang can you beat it? — to je nezaslišano, kakšna predrznost!American slang to beat it — zbežati, popihati joIII [bi:t]preteriteod beat 2; adjective izčrpan -
42 came
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43 rewrite
past tense - rewrote; verb(to write again.) ponovno napisati* * *[ri:ráit]1.transitive verbznova napisati, prepisati, predelati;2.[rí:rait]nounAmerican reportaža -
44 shook
past tense; see shake* * *I [šuk]1.nounAmericansveženj dog in deščic za sestavo soda, zaboja itd.; kopa snopov;2.transitive verbpovezati, zvezati v sveženjII [šuk]preteriteod to shake -
45 stank
past tense; = stink* * *I [stæŋk]nounScottish dialectal ribnik; mlaka; vodni jarek; vodni rezervoar, cisterna; jez, zatvornicaII [stæŋk]preteriteod to stink -
46 booby trap
1) (a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched.) nastavljena bomba2) (a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc.) nastavljena past -
47 oil-rig
noun (a structure used to drill oil-wells: The ship sailed past an enormous oil-rig.) vrtalni stolp -
48 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) past2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) past2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) ujeti v past- trapper- trap-door* * *I [træp]nounzanka (za živali), past (za ptice, miši, lisice); figuratively past; vrša, sak; technical zaklopec, zaklopka, loputa; music tolkalo; British English lahek voz na dve kolesi, odprt dvosedežen avto; figuratively slang zvijača, prevara, zvijačnost; slang vohljač, detektiv, policijski agent; slang ustarat trap — past za podgane; plural vrsta lestev, ki se lahko sklopijoto be up to trap, to understand trap — ne se dati speljati, ne iti v pastto lay (to set) a trap for s.o. — nastaviti komu pastto walk (to fall) into a trap — iti, pasti v pastshut your trap! slang drži jezik (za zobmi)!II [træp]noungeology mineralogy eruptivno kamenjeIII [træp]transitive verbloviti (uloviti, ujeti) v past, v zanko; (z zvijačo) zasačiti, zalotiti; technical opremiti (pod) z loputami; prestreči (plin, vodo); figuratively speljati, nabrisati (koga); intransitive verb biti lovec na živali z dragocenim krznom; nastavljati zanke, pasti ( for za); ujeti se, biti zaustavljen, prestrežen (plin itd.)IV [træp]1.nounobsoletekonjska, podsedelna odeja; plural obleka, prtljagato pack up one's traps figuratively pobrati šila in kopita;2.transitive verbopremiti (konja) z blestečo opremo; okomatati; zapreči -
49 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) ponuditi (na dražbi)2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) dati ponudbo3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) ukazati4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) izreči2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) ponudba2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) poskus•- bidder- bidding
- biddable* * *I [bid]1.transitive verbukazovati; ponuditi; objaviti; naznaniti; archaic poetically pozvati, prositi;2.intransitive verbponujatito bid s.o. a good speed — želeti komu mnogo uspeha, božji blagoslovbid him come in — reci(te) mu, naj vstopiII [bid]noun( for) ponudba; American slang povabilo -
50 clip
I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.)2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.)2. noun1) (an act of clipping.) striženje2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) udarec3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) klip•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.)2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) sponka* * *I [klip]transitive verbizrezati, (pri)striči; obrezovati; colloquially lopniti, udariti, uščipniti; preščipniti; (črke) izpuščati; slang ropati, varati; American colloquially hitro se premikati, tečito clip s.o.'s wings — pristriči komu perutiII [klip]nounstriženje; količina ostrižene volne; colloquially udarec; American colloquially hiter korak; familiarly tempoIII [klip]nounspojka, zaponka, broška; ščipalec, zatikač; obsolete objemIV [klip]transitive verbstisniti; pritrditi; obsolete objeti -
51 snare
[sneə] 1. noun(a trap for catching an animal.) zanka2. verb(to catch with a snare: He snared a couple of rabbits.) ujeti v zanko* * *[snʌ/ə]1.nounzanka, zadrga; figuratively past; plural strune iz sukanih črev ali kože na spodnjem delu bobna, ki dajejo ropotajoč zvokto be caught in a snare — ujeti se v zanko, v pastto fall into a snare — pasti v zanko, v pastto lay (to set) a snare for s.o. — nastaviti zanko (past) za koga, komu;2.transitive verbloviti, ujeti (ptice) v zanko; zvabiti koga v past -
52 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) konica2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) priostriti- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) odlagališče- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) napitnina2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dati napitninoIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) nasvet- tip off* * *I [tip]1.nounkonica, konec, kraj; vrh; technical okov (palice); ustnik (cigarete)I have it at the tips of my fingers — to imam v mezincu, to dobro znamI had it on the tip of my tongue — imel sem to na jeziku;2.transitive verbokovati, opremiti s konico; priostriti, zašiliti; okrasiti konico; podrezati, podstriči vrhove (vršičke)II [tip]1.nounnapitnina, darilce v denarju; (koristen) namig, informacija, nasvet (npr. glede izida pri dirkah, na borzi ipd.)the straight tip — dober, pravi nasvet (namig)I missed my tip — spodletelo mi je, ni se mi posrečilo, izjalovilo se mi je;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbdati napitnino; colloquially dati nasvet (namig, informacijo); slang datitip me a bob slang daj mi šilingto tip s.o. the wink — skrivaj komu namignitito tip s.o.'s mitt(s) American izdati tajnost kake osebe, koga v sramoto spraviti, blamiratito tip off colloquially pravočasno posvariti, opozoritiIII [tip]1.nounnagnjenje, nagnjen položaj, nagib; odlagališčeto give a tip to s.th. — postaviti kaj v poševen položaj, prekucniti, prevrniti kaj;2.transitive verbprevrniti, prekucniti; nagniti; zvrniti; izprazniti z zvrnitvijo, z nagibanjem (npr. vagonček); intransitive verb nagniti se; (večinoma tip over) prevrniti se, prekucniti seto tip s.o. into the water — suniti koga v vodotip the water into the sink! — izlij vodo v izlivek!IV [tip]1.nounrahel udarec, dotik; sport slab udarec;2.transitive verbrahlo udariti ali se dotakniti; dotakniti se (klobuka, v površen pozdrav); intransitive verb drobneti, capljati, delati majhne korake, stopicati -
53 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
54 chop
I 1. [ op] past tense, past participle - chopped; verb((sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces): He chopped up the vegetables.) sekljati, sekati2. noun(a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.) zarebrnica- chopper- choppy
- choppiness
- chop and change
- chop down II [ op] noun((in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal: the wolf's chops.) gobec* * *I [čxp]transitive verbzrezati, sekljati; cepiti; odsekati; otesatiII [čxp]1.transitive verbmenjati, spreminjati;2.intransitive verbspreminjati seto chop and change — kolebati, omahovatiIII [čxp]nounsekanje; zareza; zarebrnica, zrezek; kratek val; plural vulgar gobec; ustjeIV [č4p]nounsprememba, kolebanjechops and changes — kolebanje, spremenljivostV [čxp]nounslang žig; tovarniška znamkaVI [čxp]nounsee chap -
55 dub
I past tense, past participle - dubbed; verb1) (to give (a film) a new sound-track (eg in a different language).) sinhronizirati2) (to add sound effects or music to (a film etc).) ozvočiti•- dubbingII past tense, past participle - dubbed; verb(to nickname: He was dubbed Shorty because of his size.) dati vzdevek* * *I [dʌb]transitive verbnarediti za viteza; nasloviti; dati vzdevek; suniti; namazati; obseka(va)ti, (o)klestiti; sinhroniziratiII [dʌb]noun(zlasti Scottish) mlakužica, luža, jezerceIII [dʌb]nounAmerican slang neroda, šušmar -
56 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) zdrav2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) primeren2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) prava mera3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) prilegati se2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) ustrezati3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) namestiti4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) opremiti•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) oprema2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) pomerjanje•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) napad2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) izbruh•* * *I [fit]nounnapad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavostcolloquially razpoloženje; colloquially figuratively to give one a fit — presenetiti, razdražiti kogaby fits (and starts) — sunkovito, tu in tamto go into fits — dobiti napad; omedletito give s.o. fit(s) — razkačiti kogato throw a fit — pobesneti, razsrditi seII [fit]nounarchaic del pesmi, kiticaIII [fit]1.transitive verbprilagoditi, uravnati, urediti; opremiti, oskrbeti; (obleko) pomerjati; montirati; oborožiti;2.intransitive verbustrezati, biti pogodu; prilagoditi se; spodobiti se; prilegati seIV [fit]nounprileganje, prilagoditevto be an exact (bad) fit — dobro (slabo) se prilegati; nav. plural instalacijaV [fit]adjective ( fitly adverb)( for) primeren, ustrezen, uporaben, zmožen, sposoben; zdrav; vredenmore than is fit — čezmerno, pretiranoI was fit to — malo je manjkalo, da nisemto think fit to — odločiti se; raje nareditito run to be fit to burst — teči, dokler nam ne zmanjka sapecolloquially I laughed fit to burst — malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha -
57 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) svetiti2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) svetiti se3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) loščiti4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) blesteti2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) sijaj2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) loščenje•- shining- shiny
- shininess* * *I [šáin]noun(sončni) sij, sijaj, blišč, lesk; figuratively prestiž; lepo vreme; čiščenje čevljev; slang prepir, direndaj, hrup; senzacija; American objestno dejanje, burka; American slang nagnjenost, naklonjenost, kaprica (to za)to give s.o.'s shoes a shine — očistiti, naloščiti komu čevljewe will go, rain or shine — šli bomo ob vsakem vremenuhave a shine? — čiščenje čevljev, prosim?to kick up no end of a shine slang delati velik kravalto take the shine out of s.o. — zatemniti, zasenčiti koga, nadkriliti, prekositi koga; odvzeti čar novosti (out of s.th. čemu)to take a shine to s.o. — dobiti simpatije za kogaII [šáin]1.intransitive verbsijati, svetiti ( upon na), blesteti, svetiti se, izsevati, žareti (out, forth); jasno se kazati; briljirati, izkazati se, odlikovati se;2.transitive verbosvetljevati, (o)čistiti (da se sveti), (na)loščitishining faces — sijoči, žareči obrazito shine shoes — čistiti, loščiti čevlje -
58 skip
[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) poskakovati2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) preskakovati vrv3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) preskočiti2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) poskok* * *I [skip]noundvigalo v obliki kletke (v rudnikih)II [skip]nounstrežaj v kolidžu (zlasti v Dublinu)III [skip]1.nounsportvodja (kapetan) moštva;2.nounvoditi moštvo, igroIV [skip]1.nounposkok, poskakovanje (na eni nogi), preskakovanje; figuratively preskočitev; izpustitev, vrzel; slang ples(anje); slang potovalna torba, potovalkato give a skip — poskočiti;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbposkakovati (na eni nogi z menjavanjem noge), skakljati, poskočiti, preskakovati vrv (otroška igra); preskočiti pri branju (mesto, stran v knjigi), bežno (pre)brati, preleteti, izpustiti; hitro preiti, preskočiti z enega predmeta na drugega v razgovoru; colloquially pobegniti, izginitito skip (a) rope — skakati čez vrv (ki se vrti z rokama, otroška igra)skip it! American colloquially pustimo to!to skip town American slang izginiti iz mestato skip over certain items — preskočiti, preiti določene točke -
59 speed
[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) hitrost, brzina2) (quickness of moving.) naglica2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) hiteti2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) prehitro voziti•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up* * *I [spi:d]nounhitrost, brzina, naglica, hitrica; tek (motorja); technical prestava (prva, druga itd.); obsolete uspeh, (dobra) srečaat full speed, with all speed — s polno brzinogood speed! — veliko uspeha (sreče)!send me good speed! — voščite mi dobro srečo!more haste, less speed figuratively počasi se daleč pride; hiti počasi!II [spi:d]1.transitive verbdrviti, goniti, pognati (konja); naganjati, priganjati (koga); hitro (kaj) opraviti, pohiteti (s čim), pospešiti, dati (čemu) večjo hitrost; obsolete sprožiti (strelico); odposlati, (hitro) odsloviti (posloviti se od); archaic pomagati (komu), želeti srečo;2.intransitive verbhiteti, drveti, hitro iti, leteti; motoring voziti z veliko hitrostjo; obsolete uspevati, napredovati, biti uspešen ali srečen, imeti srečothe devil speed him! — vrag ga vzemi!God speed you! — bog z vami!he sped well archaic dobro jo je zvozilto speed away — odbrzeti, odhitetito speed down — zmanjšati hitrost (čemu), zavreti (kaj)to be fined for speeding — biti kaznovan zaradi prevelike hitrosti, prehitre vožnje -
60 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) vzmet2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *I [spriŋ]1.nounpomlad (tudi figuratively)the spring of life — mladost;2.adjectivespomladanskiII [spriŋ]1.nounskok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanjeair spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)day-spring poetically svitanje, svithot springs — topli izviri, toplicemineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnicathe spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnostto rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočitito stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na nogeto take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;2.adjectiveelastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonskiIII [spriŋ]1.intransitive verbskočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;2.transitive verbsprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijanto spring to attention military skočiti v pozorto spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomočto spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebicto spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pastito spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišohe sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejelto spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenjethe tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblilewhere did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?;
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past — /past / (say pahst) verb 1. Rare past participle and occasional past tense of pass. –adjective 2. gone by in time. 3. belonging to, or having existed or occurred in time previous to this. 4. gone by just before the present time; just passed: the… …
past participle — noun a participle that expresses completed action • Syn: ↑perfect participle • Hypernyms: ↑participle, ↑participial * * * noun, pl ⋯ ciples [count] grammar : the form of the verb that is used with “have” in perfect tenses and with “be” in passive … Useful english dictionary
past perfect — noun singular LINGUISTICS a verb tense formed with had and a past participle. It is used to express an action that was completed before a particular time in the past, for example had finished in the sentence She offered to help but I had already… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
past master — noun count someone who has a great deal of skill and experience in a particular activity: She is a past master at persuading people to help her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
past participle — noun count LINGUISTICS the form of a verb used to make perfect tenses and passive forms of verbs. Past participles are also sometimes used as adjectives, for example cooked in the phrase cooked vegetables … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
past master — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is experienced or expert in an activity … English terms dictionary
past participle — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ the form of a verb, typically ending in ed in English, which is used in forming perfect and passive tenses and sometimes as an adjective, e.g. looked in have you looked?, lost in lost property … English terms dictionary
past perfect — adjective Date: 1889 of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is traditionally formed in English with had and denotes an action or state as completed at or before a past time spoken of • past perfect noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
past tense — noun a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past • Syn: ↑past • Hypernyms: ↑tense • Hyponyms: ↑preterit, ↑preterite * * * noun : a verb tense expressing action or state in or as if in the … Useful english dictionary
past — ► ADJECTIVE 1) gone by in time and no longer existing. 2) (of time) that has gone by. 3) Grammar (of a tense) expressing a past action or state. ► NOUN 1) a past period or the events in it. 2) a person s or thing s history or earlier life. 3) … English terms dictionary
past — Ⅰ. past UK US /pɑːst/ US /pæst/ preposition ► above a particular age or outside a stated limit: »More and more people are working until past retirement age. »We re past the point where losing a couple of employees will save us. Ⅱ. past UK US… … Financial and business terms