Definition
Time that has passed; former times or ages; the past.
Etymology
From fore- (before, earlier) + time. This archaic word literally means 'time before now,' describing historical periods or ancient eras.
Kelly Says
Foretime is another old word that's mostly disappeared from English, replaced by simpler terms like 'the past' or 'ancient times'—showing how language naturally favors shorter, simpler words over time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በፊት ጊዜ
be-fit gee-zee
ARالعربية
الزمن الماضي
al-zaman al-maadi
CACatalà
temps passat
temps pah-sat
CSČeština
minulost
mee-noo-lost
DADansk
fortiden
for-tee-den
DEDeutsch
früherer Zeitpunkt
froo-her-er ts-vay-m-point
ELΕλληνικά
παρελθόν
pa-rel-thon
ESEspañol
tiempo pasado
tee-em-po pah-sah-doh
FISuomi
menneisyys
men-ne-ee-syys
FRFrançais
fois passé
fwa pah-seh
GUGU
પહેલાના સમય
peh-la-na sa-may
HIहिन्दी
भूतकाल
bhoot-kaal
HUMagyar
korábbi idő
kor-ah-bee-ee ee-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
masa lalu
ma-sa la-lu
ITItaliano
tempo passato
tem-poh pah-sah-toh
JA日本語
過去の時間
kako no jikan
KKKK
өткен уақыт
ot-ken wa-ky-t
KMKM
ពេលក្រោយ
pehl kra-oy
KO한국어
과거 시기
gwa-geo si-gi
MRMR
पूर्व काळ
poorv kaal
MSBahasa Melayu
masa lampau
ma-sa lam-pau
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyau-kya-r
NLNederlands
vroegere tijd
froo-ger-e te-it
NONorsk
tidligere tid
tee-dee-ger tee-id
PAPA
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਮੇਂ
pich-leh sa-men
PLPolski
dawny czas
dawn-ee cha-s
PTPortuguês
tempo anterior
tem-poh an-teh-ree-or
RORomână
timpul trecut
tee-mpul treh-sut
RUРусский
предыдущее время
pre-dee-koo-shee-e vree-mee
SVSvenska
förflugen tid
for-floo-gen teed
SWKiswahili
zamani uliopita
za-ma-ni oo-lee-oh-pee-ta
TAதமிழ்
முந்தைய காலம்
mun-thay-a ka-la-m
TEతెలుగు
గత కాలం
ga-ta ka-la-m
TLTL
nakaraan
na-ka-ra-an
TRTürkçe
geçmiş zaman
gech-meesh zah-man
UKУкраїнська
попередній час
po-ve-re-d-nyi cha-s
URاردو
گذشتہ وقت
gu-z-sh-tah-vee-t
VITiếng Việt
thời gian trước đây
tho-i gian truoc day
ZH中文
过去的时间
guòqù de shíjiān