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past vs period

period vs past

past and period both are nouns.

past is an adjective but period is not an adjective.

past is an adverb but period is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
past Yes Yes No Yes
period Yes No No No
As nouns, period is a hypernym of past; that is, period is a word with a broader meaning than past:
  • past: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
  • period: an amount of time
Other hypernyms of past include period of time, time period.
past (noun) period (noun)
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the time that has elapsed the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) an amount of time
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
the end or completion of something
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
past (adjective) period (adjective)
earlier than the present time; no longer current
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
past (adverb) period (adverb)
so as to pass a given point
Difference between past and period

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