non-past
See also: nonpast
English
Alternative forms
- nonpast
Etymology
non- + past
Adjective
non-past (not comparable)
- (grammar, of the tense) 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.
Anagrams
- Pantons, pantons