old
/əʊld/
#121 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
Having lived or existed for a long time; not new or young.
Word origin
From Old English ald, meaning grown up or having existed for a long time.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- ald
Examples
grandfather is very old.
"Old" shows he has lived for a long time.
live old house.
Here "old" means the house was built long ago.
old are ?
"Old" here asks about a person's age in years.
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