old

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈɒʊld/
/ˈoʊld/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

Example Sentences
  • A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
2 Definition

(in combination) One of a specified age.

Example Sentences
  • when he was an eight-year-old ; a 62-year-old should
3 Definition

A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.

4 Definition

(most often plural) One's parents.

Example Sentences
  • I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
Adjective
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

Example Sentences
  • an old abandoned building;  an old friend
2 Definition

Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

Example Sentences
  • I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
3 Definition

Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Example Sentences
  • How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
4 Definition

(heading) Of an earlier time.

5 Definition

Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Example Sentences
  • Your constant pestering is getting old.
6 Definition

Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

7 Definition

A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

Example Sentences
  • We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
8 Definition

Excessive, abundant.