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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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OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for many years: 2. unsuitable because intended for older people: 3…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of old adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OLD meaning: 1. having lived or existed for many years: 2. unsuitable because intended for older people: 3…. Learn more.
of or relating to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age. as if or appearing to be far advanced in years: Worry had made him old. having lived or existed for a specified time: a century-old organization. a man 30 years old; a century-old organization.
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.
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.
