old (A1)
adjective
Pronunciation: əʊld
Definition
Having lived for a long time; not young.
Examples
This is a very old house.
My grandmother is 80 years old.
He looks much older than his brother.
How to Use old
- old friend (collocation)
- A friend you have known for a long time. — "She was happy to see her old friend."
- old house (collocation)
- A house that is not new. — "They are renovating an old house."
- old man (collocation)
- A man who is old. — "The old man smiled at the child."
- old woman (collocation)
- A woman who is old. — "An old woman was waiting for the bus."
- old story (collocation)
- A story that is not new or has been told many times. — "That's an old story; I don't want to hear it again."
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