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English Meaning(s) for 過

prefix
  1. surplus-; excess-; over-
  2. per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

Definition and Synonyms for 過

Failure an act that fails
Synonyms: しくじり, しくじる, やりそこない, 不成功, 不結果, 不首尾, 出来損ない, 失敗, 蹉跌, , 過ち, 過つ, 過誤, 遣り損じ, 遣り損じる, 遣り損ずる, 間違い, 間違う, 間違え, 間違える
Error inadvertent incorrectness
Synonyms: ポカ, ミス, エラー, しくじり, しくじる, つまずき, つまずく, しそこなう, 仕損じ, 仕損じる, 仕損ずる, 仕損ない, 失態, 失敗, 失策, 緩怠, 落ち度, , 誤り, 誤る, 誤謬, , 過ち, 過つ, 過失, 過怠, 過誤, 遣り損じ, 遣り損じる, 遣り損ずる, 錯誤, 間違い, 間違う, 間違え, 間違える
Wrongdoing departure from what is ethically acceptable
Synonyms: 悪事, 悪行, 緩怠, , , 落ち度, , 誤り, 誤る, 誤謬, , 過ち, 過つ, 過失, 過怠, 過誤, 錯誤, 間違い, 間違う, 間違え, 間違える,

Meanings for each kanji in 過

» overdo; exceed; go beyond; error

Categories 過 is a member of

Evilness the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
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Wrongness the quality of not conforming to fact or truth
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Nonaccomplishment an act that does not achieve its intended goal
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Sample Sentences for 過

When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Too much water drowned the miller.
As time goes by.
Excessive indulgence spoiled the child.
Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.

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