The difference between History and Past
When used as nouns, history means the aggregate of past events, whereas past means the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
History is also verb with the meaning: to narrate or record.
Past is also preposition with the meaning: beyond in place, quantity or time.
Past is also adverb with the meaning: in a direction that passes.
Past is also adjective with the meaning: having already happened.
check bellow for the other definitions of History and Past
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History as a noun:
The aggregate of past events.
Examples:
"'History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."
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History as a noun:
The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
Examples:
"He teaches history at the university. History will not look kindly on these tyrants. He dreams of an invention that will make history."
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History as a noun (countable):
A set of events involving an entity.
Examples:
"What is your medical history? The family's history includes events best forgotten."
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History as a noun (countable):
A record or narrative description of past events.
Examples:
"I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories."
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History as a noun (countable, medicine):
A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
Examples:
"A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy. He has a history of cancer in his family."
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History as a noun (countable, computing):
A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
Examples:
"I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history."
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History as a noun (informal):
Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
Examples:
"I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history."
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History as a noun (uncountable):
Shared experience or interaction.
Examples:
"There is too much history between them for them to split up now."
"He has had a lot of history with the police."
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History as a verb (obsolete):
To narrate or record.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Past as a noun:
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
Examples:
"a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past"
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Past as a noun (grammar):
The past tense.
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Past as an adjective:
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
Examples:
"'past glories"
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Past as an adjective (postmodifier):
Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
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Past as an adjective:
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
Examples:
"during the past year"
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Past as an adjective (grammar):
Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
Examples:
"'past tense"
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Past as an adverb:
in a direction that passes
Examples:
"synonyms by"
"I watched him walk past"
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Past as an adverb:
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
Examples:
"Ignore them, we'll play past them."
"Please don't drive past the fruit stand, I want to stop there."
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Past as a preposition:
Beyond in place, quantity or time.
Examples:
"the room past mine"
"count past twenty"
"past midnight"
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Past as a preposition:
No longer capable of.
Examples:
"I'm past caring what he thinks of me."
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Past as a preposition:
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).