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- Dictionaryold/əʊld/
adjective
- 1. having lived for a long time; no longer young: "the old man lay propped up on cushions" Similar Opposite
- 2. belonging to the past; former: "valuation under the old rating system was inexact" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : dating from the remote past : ancient. old traditions. b. : persisting from an earlier time. an old ailment. they brought up the same old argument. c. : of long standing. an old friend. 2. a. : distinguished from an object of the same kind by being of an earlier date. many still used the old name.
OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for many years: 2. unsuitable because intended for older people: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of old adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An old person has lived long, nearly to the end of the usual period of life. An aged person is very far advanced in years, and is usually afflicted with the infirmities of age. An elderly person is somewhat old, but usually has the mellowness, satisfactions, and joys of age ahead.
Use the adjective old to describe someone who's been alive for a long time. When you're 30, 60 seems old, and when you're 60, 90 seems old. When you're 90, face it, you're old! The adjective old also means former.
1. a. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life. b. Relatively advanced in age: Pamela is our oldest child. 2. Made long ago; in existence for many years: an old book. 3. a. Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives: a ripe old age. b.
having lived or existed for many years: an old man. We're all getting older. I was shocked by how old he looked. Now come on, you're old enough to tie your own shoelaces, Carlos. I'm too old to be out in the clubs every night. a beautiful old farm house in the country. a battered old car. That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times.
Old definition: far advanced in the years of one's or its life. See examples of OLD used in a sentence.
You use old to refer to something that used to belong to you, or to a person or thing that used to have a particular role in your life. I'll make up the bed in your old room. I still have affection for my old school. Synonyms: former, earlier, past, previous More Synonyms of old.
OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for a long time: 2. having been used or owned for a long time: 3. used…. Learn more.
