2past preposition
1 : at the farther side of (something) : beyond (a particular place)
▪ The office is two blocks past the intersection. ▪ Turn left just past the stairs. 2 : up to and beyond (a person or place)
▪ We drove past the house. ▪ I must have walked right past her. ▪ He looked past me to the next customer. 3 : later than (a time)
▪ We need to leave by half past two. [=2:30] ▪ It was past [=after, (Brit) gone] five o'clock by the time we got home. ▪ It's past his bedtime. ▪ The bill is past due. [=it is late; it should have been paid before now] 4 a : older than (an age)
▪ Now that he is past 60, he's thinking about retiring.
b : beyond the age for (something)
▪ She is past playing with dolls. 5 : beyond or no longer at (a particular point)
▪ The milk is past its expiration date. ▪ The daffodils are past blooming. ▪ They tried marriage counseling, but they were already past the point of reconciling. ▪ The house is a mess, but she is past caring. [=she doesn't care] ▪ As a singer, he is past his prime. [=he is no longer as good at singing as he once was]
▪ The office is two blocks past the intersection. ▪ Turn left just past the stairs.
▪ We drove past the house. ▪ I must have walked right past her. ▪ He looked past me to the next customer.
▪ We need to leave by half past two. [=2:30] ▪ It was past [=after, (Brit) gone] five o'clock by the time we got home. ▪ It's past his bedtime. ▪ The bill is past due. [=it is late; it should have been paid before now]
▪ Now that he is past 60, he's thinking about retiring.
b : beyond the age for (something)
▪ She is past playing with dolls.
▪ The milk is past its expiration date. ▪ The daffodils are past blooming. ▪ They tried marriage counseling, but they were already past the point of reconciling. ▪ The house is a mess, but she is past caring. [=she doesn't care] ▪ As a singer, he is past his prime. [=he is no longer as good at singing as he once was]
I wouldn't put it past (someone)
— used to say that you would not be surprised if someone did something bad ▪ I wouldn't put it past him to lie. ▪ I don't know if she ever cheated on an exam, but I wouldn't put it past her.
past it
Brit, informal : too old to do something or to be useful
▪ At the age of 45, he is past it as a football player.
▪ At the age of 45, he is past it as a football player.
