achterhaald — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
- obsolete adj No longer used because something newer or better has replaced it.
- outdated adj No longer current, useful, or fashionable; old-fashioned.
- outmoded adj No longer fashionable or in use; outdated.
- redundant adjective No longer needed; superfluous.
Senses
achterhaald is used for these senses in English:
- behind the times (idiomatic) Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.
- obsolete (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).
- out of date (idiomatic) Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.
- outdated Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
- outmoded Obsolete.
- redundant Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
backward — full definition
- adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
- adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
- adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.
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