passé

See also passe

English

Alternative forms

• passe

Adjective

passé (comparative more passé, superlative most passé)

1. (colloquial) dated; out of style; old-fashioned
   • We'll paint the town blue 'cause, baby, red is so passé. - The Pierces
     
   • I never thought you'd be a junkie, because heroin is so passé. - The Dandy Warhols
2. Past one's prime; worn; faded.

Usage notes

As in French, passée is sometimes used for the feminine: "a passée belle".

Translations

dated; out of style; old-fashioned

• Russian: старомодный (ru) (staromódnyj) m

Noun

passé (plural passés)

1. (fencing) An attack that passes the target without hitting.

Anagrams

• apses

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pa.se/

• Audio (FR)

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Noun

passé m (plural passés)

1. past tense
2. past (opposite of future)

Derived terms

• passé composé
• passé proche
• passé simple
• passé surcomposé

Verb

passé m (feminine passée, masculine plural passés, feminine plural passées)

1. Past participle of passer

Anagrams

• pesas

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German

Alternative forms

• passee

Etymology

From French passé

Adjective

passé (not comparable)

1. past, over

Synonyms

• vorbei, vergangen