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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  • outdated adj No longer current, useful, or fashionable; old-fashioned.
  • outmoded adj No longer fashionable or in use; outdated.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  • behind the times (idiomatic) Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.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  • out of date (idiomatic) Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.
  • outdated Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.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

  1. adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
  2. adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
  3. adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.

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