dated

DAY-tid/ˈdeɪtɪd/

6 meanings of dated

1
adjective
Old and no longer used because something newer has replaced it.
Like an old phone that can no longer run new apps.
The textbook felt dated, with statistics from twenty years ago.
Their dated software couldn't open the new file format.
Similarobsolete, antiquated, outmoded
Oppositecurrent, modern
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2
adjective
Not in style anymore because tastes have changed.
Like clothes everyone wore years ago that no one wears today.
Her dated hairstyle gave away the decade she grew up in.
Those wide lapels look hopelessly dated now.
Similarunfashionable, old-fashioned, outmoded
Oppositefashionable, stylish, trendy, contemporary
3
adjective
Having a date written or printed on it.
Like a letter with the day written at the top.
She filed every dated invoice in order.
The photo on the back was dated and labeled with names.
Oppositeundated
4
verb
Simple past and past participle of date. Use it for dating that already happened.
They dated for two years before moving in together.
He dated every letter he wrote that summer.
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5
adjective
Clearly belonging to the wrong time, so it looks out of place now.
Like seeing a black-and-white TV in a brand-new house.
The film's dated attitudes toward women made modern viewers wince.
His dated slang sounded odd to the younger employees.
Similaranachronistic, antiquated, old-fashioned
Oppositecontemporary, modern
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Less common meaning

6
adjectiveobsolete
Given a fixed number of days to last or live.
Then ſtrike vp Drum, and al the ſtarres that make The loathſome Circle of my dated life, Direct my weapon to his barbarous heart, That thus oppoſeth him againſt the Gods, And ſcornes the Powers that gouerne Perſea.
c. 1587, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First PartHere, dated means given a fixed length of time, so a life with limited days.
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dated is a form of date

date, verb: To go out with someone because you like them in a romantic way. Full entry

Forms: datedates he/she/itdating -ing formdated past tense, past participle
Spelling: date → dated: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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