/əʊld/
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
.
"Old" shows he has lived for a long time.
.
Here "old" means the house was built long ago.
?
"Old" here asks about a person's age in years.
Used in
Stories
(20)Cooking Together
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(13)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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