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depășit

outdated / overwhelmed /de.pəˈʃit/

adjective#3720 most common

Also: exceeded, surpassed, overtaken

Example sentences

Acest telefon este depășit.
This phone is outdated.
Modelul acesta de mașină este deja depășit.
This car model is already outdated.
Sunt depășit de atâtea mesaje în fiecare zi.
I am overwhelmed by so many messages every day.
Limita de viteză a fost depășită pe autostradă.
The speed limit was exceeded on the highway.
Părinții se simt adesea depășiți de comportamentul adolescenților.
Parents often feel overwhelmed by teenagers' behavior.
Sistemul birocratic actual este complet depășit și ar trebui reformat urgent.
The current bureaucratic system is completely outdated and should be reformed urgently.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedepășit (m) / depășită (f)depășiți (m) / depășite (f)
Genitivedepășit (m) / depășite (f)depășiți (m) / depășite (f)
Accusativedepășit (m) / depășită (f)depășiți (m) / depășite (f)
Vocativedepășit (m) / depășită (f)depășiți (m) / depășite (f)

Word family

a depășito exceed, overtake, surpass
depășireovertaking, exceeding
nedepășitunsurpassed, unbeaten
passtep, pace

Etymology

Depășit is the past participle of the verb a depăși, meaning to exceed, overtake, or go beyond. The verb is built from the prefix de- and the root păși, to step, which goes back to Latin passus, a step or pace. So the verb literally means to step past something, and the participle depășit describes what has been left behind, whether a speed limit, a technology, or a person's coping capacity.

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