Old

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English


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Etymology

From Old English ald

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

old (comparative older (or elder for a person relative to another), superlative oldest (or eldest for a person relative to another))

  1. Of an object, concept, etc, having existed for a relatively long period of time.
    an old building
  2. Of a living being, having lived for relatively many years.
    an old man
  3. Former.
    My new car is much better than my old one.
  4. (used with a specified time) Having existed or lived for the specified time.
    She’s five years old
    a five-year-old car
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Quotations

  • (former): 1994: “But over my old life, a new life had formed.” — Life Drawing, Michael Grumley
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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time

of a living being: having lived for relatively many years

former

having existed or lived for the specified time

  • Bosnian: star
  • Catalan: translated by tenir followed by the length of time
She’s five years old — Ella té cinc anys
  • French: translated by avoir followed by the length of time
    She’s five years old — Elle a cinq ans
    a five-year-old car — une voiture qui a cinq ans, une voiture de cinq ans
  • Italian: translated by avere followed by the length of time
    She’s five years old — Ha cinque anni
    a five-year-old car — una macchina che ha cinque anni
  • Serbian:
    Cyrillic: стар
    Latin: star
  • Spanish: que + (tener) + (period) + (unit of time)
    (e.g. I know his five-year-old daughter = Conozco a su hija que tiene cinco años)
  • Swedish: gammal
  • Turkish: five years old — 5 yaşında
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Hungarian

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Verb

old

  1. to solve
  2. to untieang:old

ar:old de:old es:old fr:old ko:old io:old it:old la:old hu:old pl:old ru:old fi:old sv:old zh:old

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