CEFR B1

antient

noun

Meaning

antient means obsolete spelling of ancient. [A person who is very old.]. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses antient to mean obsolete spelling of ancient. [A person who is very old.].
The teacher asked students to find antient in the reading.

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antient (B1)

noun

Definition

antient means obsolete spelling of ancient. [A person who is very old.]. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses antient to mean obsolete spelling of ancient. [A person who is very old.].
The teacher asked students to find antient in the reading.
Check the words around antient to choose the right meaning.

How to Use antient

a/the antient (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a antient."
antient in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked antient in context before translating it."

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