Old

/əʊld/ · adjective

Meaning

Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
2. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
4. Of an earlier time.
5. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
8. (informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.

Example Sentences

an old abandoned building

an old friend

They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.

When asked why the devices were retrofitted on older models instead of newer ones, Sarno said the MTA typically uses older car models when making modifications in case there are any unwanted effects.

I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.

How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.

My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.

Your constant pestering is getting old.

Synonyms for old

Antonyms for old

Related Words

Word Forms

• older
• elder
• oldest
• eldest
• oldermost
• ol
• ol'
• ole
• owld
• aad
• oul
• oul'
• ould
• olde
• aud
• aul
• auld
• wold
• olds

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