Passe - English meaning

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

The ancient civilizations of the mediterranean

noun

An old man.

Usage examples:

A solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

noun

A standard, flag, or ensign.

Usage examples:

The ancient was a banner bearing an heraldic device, the token of ancient or noble descent, borne b…

adjective

Old-fashioned or outdated.

Usage examples:

This antiquated central heating system

adjective

Old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

Usage examples:

Antiquated ideas/technology

adjective

Very old or old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

Prisons are run on archaic methods

adjective

Marked with a date.

Usage examples:

A signed and dated painting

verb

Establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event).

Usage examples:

They date the paintings to 1460–70

adjective

Showing the facts or style of the past rather than of the present

Usage examples:

This information is dated.

adjective

No longer existing or functioning.

Usage examples:

The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective

No longer existing or in use

Usage examples:

She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

adjective

Becoming obsolete.

Usage examples:

Obsolescent equipment

adjective

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Usage examples:

The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

verb

Cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.

Usage examples:

We're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs

adjective

No longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it

Usage examples:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

adjective

Not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

Usage examples:

Old-fashioned clothes/ideas/music, she’s old-fashioned (= her views are typical of the past, not th…

adverb

Moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.

Usage examples:

He walked out into the street

preposition

Non-standard contraction of out of.

Usage examples:

He ran out the door

adjective

Not at home or at one's place of work.

Usage examples:

If he called, she'd pretend to be out

adjective

Out of date; obsolete.

Usage examples:

Outdated equipment

verb

Make out of date or obsolete.

Usage examples:

New technology is outdating current privacy laws

adjective

Old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

An outmoded victorian building

adjective

Past participle of outwear.

verb

Last longer than.

Usage examples:

A material that will outwear any other waterproof sheeting

adjective

(of a post or employee) belonging to a superannuation scheme.

Usage examples:

She is not superannuated and has no paid holiday

verb

Retire (someone) with a pension.

Usage examples:

His pilot's licence was withdrawn and he was superannuated

adjective

Old, and almost no longer suitable for work or use

adjective

Not fashionable or popular at a particular time.

Usage examples:

They lived in an unfashionable part of london

adjective

Not modern or popular

Usage examples:

They paid less for the house because it was in an unfashionable part of town.