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1. (adj.) old
having lived or existed for a comparatively long time; far advanced in years or life:
an old man; an old building.
2. old
of or pertaining to the latter part of life or existence:
old age.
3. old
having lived or existed for a specified time:
a six-month-old company.
4. old
having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer ones:
our oldest child.
5. old
deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated:
old clothes.
6. old
of long standing; having been such for a comparatively long time:
an old friend.
7. old
no longer in general use:
This typewriter is an old model.
8. old
having been replaced or supplanted by something newer or more recent:
We sold our old house.
9. old
former:
one of my old classmates.
10. old
long known or in use:
the same old excuse.
11. old
overfamiliar to the point of tedium:
That joke gets old fast.
12. old
belonging to the past:
the good old days.
13. old
of or originating at an earlier period or date:
old maps.
14. old
having been in existence since the distant past:
an old family.
15. old
prehistoric; ancient:
old civilizations.
16. old
(cap.) (of a language) in its oldest known period, as attested by the earliest written records:
Old Czech.
17. old
experienced:
an old sailor.
18. old
sedate, sensible, mature, or wise:
a child old beyond her years.
19. old
as if or appearing to be far advanced in years:
Worry had made him old.
20. old
(of colors) dull, faded, or subdued.
21. old
(of land forms) far advanced in reduction by erosion or the like.
22. old
(used to indicate affection, familiarity, disparagement, or a personalization): that dirty old thing.
23. old
(used as an intensive):
a high old time.
24. old
a person or animal of a specified age or age group (used in combination):
a program for six-year-olds.
25. old
time long past:
days of old.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE eald, ald, c. OFris, OS ald, OHG, G alt, Go altheis; akin to ON ellrielder1)
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1. (adj) old
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
2. (adj) old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
"his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
3. (adj) old
of long duration; not new
"old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
4. (adj) old(a)
(used for emphasis) very familiar
"good old boy"; "same old story"
5. (adj) old, older
skilled through long experience
"an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
6. (adj) erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
belonging to some prior time
"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
7. (adj) honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old(a), sure-enough(a)
(used informally especially for emphasis)
"a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
8. (adj) Old
of a very early stage in development
"Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
9. (adj) previous(a), old
just preceding something else in time or order
"the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
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1. (adjective) old
not young
an old man; my oldest son
2. old
not new
an old car; She's one of my oldest friends.
3. old
indicates the age of sb or sth
How old are you?; The house is around 15 years old.
4. old
years old
previous or from the past
old teaching methods; my old school
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Sense: advanced in age
an old man; He is too old to live alone.
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 Afrikaans: oud |
 Arabic: عَجوز، مُسِن |
 Bulgarian: възрастен |
 Brazilian: velho |
 Czech: starý |
 German: alt |
 Danish: gammel |
 Greek: ηλικιωμένος |
 Spanish: viejo, mayor |
 Estonian: vana |
 Farsi: پیر؛ مسن |
 Finnish: vanha |
 French: vieux |
 Hebrew: זָקֵן |
 Hindi: पुराना |
 Croatian: star |
 Hungarian: öreg |
 Indonesian: tua |
 Icelandic: gamall |
 Italian: vecchio |
 Japanese: 年老いた |
 Korean: 나이 든 |
 Lithuanian: senas, senyvas |
 Latvian: vecs |
 Malay: tua |
 Dutch: oud |
 Norwegian: gammel |
 Polish: stary |
 Persian: پیر؛ مسن |
 Pashto: زوړ |
 Portuguese: velho |
 Romanian: bătrân |
 Russian: старый |
 Slovak: starý |
 Slovenian: star |
 Serbian: star |
 Swedish: gammal |
 Thai: ที่มีอายุมาก |
 Turkish: yaşlı, ihtiyar |
 Taiwanese: 年老的 |
 Ukrainian: старий |
 Urdu: بوڑھا |
 Vietnamese: già |
 Chinese: 年老的 |
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