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nonpast

nonpast is the alternative form of non-past.

Meaning of non-past

Adjective

non-past (not comparable)

  1. Of a tense, not pertaining to the past; in particular, applicable to both the present and the future.
    • In the phrases ‘I am running tomorrow’ and ‘I am running now,’ the main verb is in the non-past tense.

Origin of nonpast

From non- + past.

Questions about nonpast

What is nonpast the alternative form of?
Nonpast is the alternative form of non-past.

Words near nonpast in the dictionary

  1. nonpasserines
  2. nonpassionate
  3. nonpassive
  4. nonpassivity
  5. nonpassivizable
  6. nonpast
  7. nonpasta
  8. nonpasteurized
  9. nonpastoral
  10. nonpastry
  11. nonpasture

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