postdate
To occur after an event or timeTo occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time.
» She decided to postdate the check so it wouldn't be cashed until next week.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time.
be later in time
(transitive)To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
no postdated checks [sign in a retail store]
to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made
(transitive)To affix a date to after the event.
Examples
3 sentencesShe decided to postdate the check so it wouldn't be cashed until next week.
Archaeologists found that the temple's outer wall postdates the inner sanctum by several centuries.
It was Mendel's good fortune that the arrival of the pea weevil postdated the completion of the pea part of his research.
Forms
postdates, postdating, postdated, postdatedSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle