Word: nonpast
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
past
Definition: Alternative form of non-past. Of a tense, not pertaining to the past; in particular, applicable to both the present and the future.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: past
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.