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What is "old" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does old mean in English? Meaning of old definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "old" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "old": past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

Noun

  • Meaning: past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • Synonyms: old
  • Hypernyms: past past times yesteryear

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
  • Example: his mother is very old a ripe old age how old are you?
  • Synonyms: old
  • Antonyms: immature young
  • Similar: aged ageing aging ancient anile centenarian darkened doddering doddery elderly emeritus gaga gray gray-haired gray-headed grey grey-haired grey-headed grizzly hoar hoary middle-aged nonagenarian octogenarian of age older oldish over-the-hill overage overaged senescent senile senior sexagenarian superannuated venerable white-haired
  • Also see: experienced experient mature senior

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": of long duration; not new

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of long duration; not new
  • Example: old tradition old house old wine old country old friendships old money
  • Synonyms: old
  • Antonyms: new
  • Similar: age-old antediluvian antiquated antique archaic auld hand-down hand-me-down hoary immemorial long-ago longtime patched rusty secondhand sunset used yellow yellowed
  • Also see: noncurrent nonmodern past stale worn

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": (used for emphasis) very familiar

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used for emphasis) very familiar
  • Example: good old boy same old story
  • Synonyms: old
  • Similar: familiar

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": skilled through long experience

    Adjective

  • Meaning: skilled through long experience
  • Example: an old offender the older soldiers
  • Synonyms: old older
  • Similar: experienced experient

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": belonging to some prior time

    Adjective

  • Meaning: belonging to some prior time
  • Example: erstwhile friend our former glory the once capital of the state her quondam lover
  • Synonyms: erstwhile former old one-time onetime quondam sometime
  • Similar: past

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": (used informally especially for emphasis)

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used informally especially for emphasis)
  • Example: a real honest-to-god live cowboy had us a high old time went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
  • Synonyms: honest-to-god honest-to-goodness old sure-enough
  • Similar: echt genuine

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": of a very early stage in development

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of a very early stage in development
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: old
  • Similar: early

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

    Meaning of "old": just preceding something else in time or order

    Adjective

  • Meaning: just preceding something else in time or order
  • Example: the previous owner my old house was larger
  • Synonyms: old previous
  • Similar: preceding

    • Pronunciation in US: ōld, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /əʊld/, /ɔʊld/

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