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paster

past·er
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pey-ster]
    • /ˈpeɪ stər/
    • /ˈpæ.stə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-ster]
    • /ˈpeɪ stər/

Definitions of paster word

  • noun paster the time gone by: He could remember events far back in the past. 1
  • noun paster the history of a person, nation, etc.: our country's glorious past. 1
  • noun paster what has existed or has happened at some earlier time: Try to forget the past, now that your troubles are over. 1
  • noun paster the events, phenomena, conditions, etc., that characterized an earlier historical period: That hat is something out of the past. 1
  • noun paster an earlier period of a person's life, career, etc., that is thought to be of a shameful or embarrassing nature: When he left prison, he put his past behind him. 1
  • noun paster Grammar. the past tense, as he ate, he smoked. another verb formation or construction with past meaning. a form in the past tense. 1

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Origin of paster

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; paste + -er1

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Parts of speech for Paster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

paster popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

paster usage trend in Literature

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