history vs past

past vs history

history and past both are nouns.

history is not an adjective while past is an adjective.

history is not an adverb while past is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
history	Yes	No	No	No
past	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, past is a hypernym of history; that is, past is a word with a broader meaning than history:

history: the aggregate of past events
past: the time that has elapsed

Other hypernyms of history include past times, yesteryear.

history (noun)	past (noun)
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings	a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge	the time that has elapsed
a record or narrative description of past events	a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
the aggregate of past events
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future

history (adjective)	past (adjective)
	earlier than the present time; no longer current
	of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

history (adverb)	past (adverb)
	so as to pass a given point

Difference between history and past

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