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out-of-date Definition

out·-of-date (-dāt)

adjective

no longer in style or use; not current; outmoded; old-fashioned

out-of-date Synonyms

out-of-date

modif.

out-of-date Usage Examples

Preposition: in

respect: We later discovered that Nicholson's was out-of-date in respect of Ramsey.

Modifies a noun

  • check: If you give us an out-of-date check, we may return it to you.
  • content: Please note that some out-of-date content has not been moved.
  • stock: Out-of-date stock will only be destroyed in the presence of a police officer.
  • version: But the clichéd, out-of-date version of the canon has it so.
  • information: There is no excuse for out-of-date information on the net.
  • equipment: Clerical and admin workers generally have the most out-of-date equipment while the computers get better the higher up the organization you go.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: More events here on our 2006 Calendar Previous Meetings ( most probably slightly out-of-date!
  • already: Every day the numbers change, so the day these figures were culled, they were already out-of-date.
  • often: As employers are often out-of-date, you are advised to print off the relevant pages to show a prospective employer.
  • now: I regret that some of the contributed news is now out-of-date, which is not the fault of the original authors.
  • very: It also meant that a new and powerful management system could be created, without altering a fragile and very out-of-date system.
  • rather: However, at present many of their Grid areas seem to be rather out-of-date.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Copies of the website held on local machines would rapidly become out-of-date.
  • go: Information can go out-of-date quickly, particularly in some areas of medicine.
  • get: Finally, e-mail us regularly with updates, so that your association website never gets out-of-date.