adjective · rare

obsolete

obsolete · more obsolete · most obsolete

старий, літній, у літах

устаревший

alt, veraltet, obsolet, antiquiert

No longer in use or no longer usefulNo longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.

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UK/ˈɒbsəliːt/US/ˈɑbsəlit/

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Meaning

2 senses

(usually)No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.
veraltet, obsolet, antiquiert
устаре́вшийustarévšij
no longer in use
Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
atroph

Examples

27 sentences

Am I obsolete?
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That's an obsolete model.
Це застаріла модель.
ruЭто устаревшая модель.
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This is now an obsolete term.
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The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
ruСтарый режим вот-вот рухнет.
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Transport with horse-drawn carriages became obsolete.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

no longer in use:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

no longer in use:

in biology: imperfectly developed:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscer

Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.

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