passé

Alternative forms

• passe

Etymology

From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæ.seɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pæˈseɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

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.

Noun

passé (plural passés)

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

Anagrams

• apses, spaes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ.se/, /pa.se/

• Audio (FR)

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Noun

passé m (plural passés)

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

Verb

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

1. past participle of passer

Further reading

• “passé” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• pesas

Alternative forms

• passee

Etymology

Borrowed from French passé.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

passé (not comparable)

1. past, over

Verb

passé m (pl passés, f passeda, fpl passedes)

1. Alternative form of passer
2. past participle of passer