Noun of the word old

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ol’, ol, ole
  • olde (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English olde, ald, from Old English ald, eald (old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (grown, tall, big).

Cognate with Scots auld (old), North Frisian ool, ual, uul (old), Saterland Frisian oold (old), West Frisian âld (old), Dutch oud (old), Low German old (old), German alt (old), Swedish äldre (older, elder), Icelandic eldri (older, elder), Latin altus (high, tall, grown big, lofty). Related to eld.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊld/, [ˈɔʊ(ɫ)d], [ˈɒʊ(ɫ)d]
  • (US) enPR: ōld, IPA(key): /ˈoʊld/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /aʉld/, [ɒʊ(ɫ)d]
  • Rhymes: -əʊld

Adjective[edit]

old (comparative older or elder, superlative (US, dialectal) oldermost or oldest or eldest)

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

    an old abandoned building

    an old friend

    • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., [], →OCLC:

      They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.

    1. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.

      a wrinkled old man

    2. Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.

      an old loaf of bread

    3. Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related others

      the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees

      Basque is the oldest language in Europe

  2. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

    I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.

  3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    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.

    My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.

  4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
    1. Former, previous.

      My new car is not as good as my old one.  a school reunion for Old Etonians

      • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

        The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.

      • 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing
        But over my old life, a new life had formed.
    2. That is no longer in existence.

      The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.

    3. Obsolete; out-of-date.

      That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.

    4. Familiar.
      • 1991, Stephen Fry, chapter III, in The Liar, London: William Heinemann, →ISBN, page 26:

        Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here’s a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’

      When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.

    5. (UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
  5. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
    • 1995, MacUser, volume 11, MacUser Publications, page 147:

      Rik: But even great shtick can get old real fast: the dreaded Saturday Night Live syndrome.
      Jim: Randomness can help — many Living Books have characters that do different things each time you click on them.

    • 2000, Charles A. Siringo, A Texas Cowboy: or, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony, Penguin, →ISBN, page 100:

      John and I built a small stone house on the head of “Bonetta” Canyon and had a hog killing time all by ourselves. Hunting was our delight at first, until it became old.

    • 2008, Homer L. Hall, Logan H. Aimone, High School Journalism, The Rosen Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 171:

      The songs start to get old real fast, and it’s easy to get bored after the third song.

    • 2012, Blossom, From Under a Bridge Ii, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 40:

      It was the same old thing every week, working and drinking, working and drinking. It became old and I got really sick of it.

    Your constant pestering is getting old.

  6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.

    My next car will be a big old SUV.

    My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.

    any old
  8. (informal, of a person) Indicating affection.
  9. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
    • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:

      URSULA: Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder’s old coil at home: it is proved, my Lady Hero hath been falsely accused, the prince and Claudio mightily abused;

Synonyms[edit]

  • (having existed for a long period of time): ancient, long in the tooth, paleo-; see also Thesaurus:old
  • (having lived for many years): aged, ageing / aging, elderly, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly
  • (having existed or lived for the specified time): aged, of age
  • (former): erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, past; see also Thesaurus:former
  • (out-of-date): antiquated, obsolete (of words), outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete

Antonyms[edit]

  • (having existed for a long period of time): brand new, fresh, new, neo-, ceno-
  • (having lived for many years): young
  • (former): current, latest, new

Derived terms[edit]

  • age-old
  • an old dog for a hard road
  • any old
  • any old how
  • any old kind of way
  • any old nook or cranny
  • any old thing
  • argue like an old married couple
  • back to the old drawing board
  • bad old days
  • bicker like an old married couple
  • big old
  • chip of the old block
  • chip off the old block
  • come the old acid
  • come the old soldier
  • come the old soldier
  • comfortable as an old shoe
  • day-old
  • dirty old man
  • every old nook and cranny
  • everything old is new again
  • fight like an old married couple
  • for old sake’s sake
  • for old time’s sake
  • for old times’ sake
  • for old times’ sakes
  • gay old time
  • give someone the old heave-ho
  • good old
  • good old boy
  • good old boy network
  • good old days
  • grand old man
  • high old time
  • how old are you
  • I am … year(s) old
  • I am twenty years old
  • I’m … year(s) old
  • I’m twenty years old
  • like old boots
  • lil old
  • li’l old
  • li’l’ old
  • little old
  • little old me
  • make old bones
  • money for old rope
  • new wine in an old bottle
  • new wine in an old wineskin
  • of old
  • ol’
  • Old Aberdeen
  • old age
  • old age pension
  • old age pensioner
  • Old Akkadian
  • old ale
  • Old Alresford
  • Old Armenian
  • old army game
  • old as the hills, older than the hills
  • old as the Pyramids
  • old as time
  • Old Assyrian
  • Old Babylonian
  • old bag
  • old ball
  • old banger
  • Old Basford
  • Old Basing
  • old bean
  • Old Blighty
  • Old Bolingbroke
  • old boy
  • old boy network
  • old boyism
  • old boys’ club
  • Old Bulgarian
  • old cat
  • Old Catton
  • old chap
  • old chestnut
  • Old Church Slavic
  • Old Church Slavonic
  • Old Cleeve
  • old clothesman
  • old cocoyam
  • old codger
  • old college try
  • Old Coulsdon
  • old country
  • Old Cumnock
  • Old Czech
  • old days
  • old dear
  • Old Denaby
  • Old Dutch
  • old Earth creationism
  • old earth creationism
  • Old Egyptian
  • Old English
  • old English carrier
  • old English Carrier
  • old enough to vote
  • old fart
  • old fartism
  • old fashioned
  • old flame
  • Old Flemish
  • old fogey
  • old fogy
  • old folks’ home
  • Old Ford
  • old franc
  • Old Franconian
  • Old Frankish
  • Old French
  • old friend
  • Old Frisian
  • old fruit
  • old gentleman
  • old girl
  • Old Glory
  • old gold
  • old gown
  • old growth
  • old guard
  • old habits die hard
  • old hag syndrome
  • old hand
  • Old Harbour
  • old hat
  • old head on young shoulders
  • Old High German
  • Old Hill
  • old horse
  • Old Icelandic
  • old in the tooth
  • Old Indic
  • Old Indo-Aryan
  • Old Ingarsby
  • Old Ionic
  • Old Iranian
  • Old Irish
  • Old Kilpatrick
  • old lace
  • old lady
  • Old Latin
  • Old Leake
  • Old Low Franconian
  • Old Low Frankish
  • Old Low German
  • Old Lyme
  • old maid
  • old man
  • old man of the woods
  • old man’s beard
  • old man’s drip
  • old man’s friend
  • old man’s pepper
  • old master
  • old mate
  • old media
  • Old Milverton
  • old money
  • old moon
  • old news
  • Old Nick
  • Old Norse
  • Old North French
  • Old Norwegian
  • Old Oak Common
  • old penny
  • old people
  • old people’s home
  • Old Persian
  • Old Provençal
  • Old Prussian
  • Old Radnor
  • old ral
  • Old Ravensworth
  • old regime
  • old rose
  • Old Russian
  • old salt
  • Old Sarum
  • old saw
  • Old Saxon
  • Old Saybrook
  • Old Scandinavian
  • old school
  • old shoe
  • Old Shoreham
  • old sight
  • old sins cast long shadows
  • old sins have long shadows
  • old skool
  • Old Slavic
  • Old Slavonic
  • old sod
  • old soldier
  • old song
  • old soul
  • old sport
  • old squaw
  • old stager
  • old stick
  • old sweat
  • Old Testament
  • old time
  • old time used to be
  • old timer
  • old timers’ disease
  • old timer’s disease
  • old timey
  • old top
  • old town, Old Town
  • Old Welsh
  • old wife
  • Old Windsor
  • old wine in a new bottle
  • old wine in new bottles
  • old wives’ tale
  • Old Wolverton
  • old woman
  • old woman’s tooth
  • Old Woodhall
  • Old World
  • old-age
  • old-age pensioner
  • old-boy network
  • old-boyism
  • old-clothesman
  • old-earth creationism
  • old-fangled
  • old-farrant
  • old-fashioned
  • old-fashioned look
  • old-fashionedly
  • old-fashionedness
  • old-growth
  • old-growth forest
  • old-hat
  • old-line
  • old-maidhood
  • old-maidish
  • old-maidism
  • old-man
  • old-oil
  • old-old
  • old-school
  • old-shoe
  • old-sweat
  • old-time
  • old-time country
  • old-timer
  • old-timers’ disease
  • old-timer’s disease
  • old-timey
  • old-timy
  • old-womanish
  • old-womanishly
  • old-world
  • olden
  • oldhood
  • oldies
  • oldly
  • oldness
  • olds
  • ole
  • one-year-old
  • over-old
  • pay off old scores
  • plain old
  • plain old data
  • plain old telephone service
  • poor old
  • rake over old coals
  • ripe old age
  • same old
  • same old same old
  • same old same-old
  • same old story
  • same old-same old
  • same-old same-old
  • some old
  • that old dog won’t hunt
  • the old woman is plucking her goose
  • there’s life in the old dog yet
  • there’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle
  • there’s no fool like an old fool
  • thousand-year-old egg
  • today years old
  • tough as old boots
  • tune the old cow died of
  • up to one’s old tricks
  • what’s old is new again
  • world-old
  • year-old
  • you are never too old to learn
  • you can’t catch old birds with chaff
  • you can’t put an old head on young shoulders
  • you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
  • you’re never too old to learn

Translations[edit]

of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time

  • Abkhaz: ажә (aẑʷ)
  • Adyghe: жъы (ẑə)
  • Afrikaans: ou (af)
  • Ahom: 𑜀𑜧 (kaw)
  • Albanian: vjetër (sq)
  • American Sign Language: S@Chin S@FromChin
  • Amharic: አሮጌ (ʾäroge)
  • Andi: вохор (voxor)
  • Arabic: قَدِيم (ar) (qadīm)
    Hijazi Arabic: قديم(gadīm)
    Moroccan Arabic: قديم(qdīm)
    South Levantine Arabic: قديم(ʾadīm)
  • Aragonese: biello, viello (an) m
  • Armenian: հին (hy) (hin), տարեց (hy) (tarecʿ)
  • Aromanian: veclju
  • Assamese: পুৰণা (purona)
  • Asturian: vieyu (ast), antiguu
  • Avar: хераб (xerab)
  • Azerbaijani: əski (az), köhnə (az)
  • Bashkir: иҫке (iθke)
  • Basque: zahar
  • Belarusian: стары́ (starý)
  • Bengali: পুরোনো (bn) (purōnō)
  • Bikol Central: daan (bcl)
  • Breton: hen (br), kozh (br)
  • Brunei Malay: lama
  • Bulgarian: стар (bg) (star)
  • Burmese: ဟောင်း (my) (haung:)
  • Catalan: vell (ca), antic (ca)
  • Chechen: къена (qʼena)
  • Chichewa: please add this translation if you can
  • Chickasaw: sipokni
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: (gau6)
    Dungan: җю (ži͡u)
    Gan: (qiu5)
    Hakka: (PFS: khiu; Guangdong: kiu4)
    Jin: (jiou3)
    Mandarin:  (zh) (jiù), 古老 (zh) (gǔlǎo)
    Min Bei: (giū)
    Min Dong: (gô / gêu)
    Min Nan:  (zh-min-nan) (kū / kiū)
    Wu: (jjieu)
    Xiang: (jiou5 / jiou4)
  • Coptic: ⲁⲥ (as)
  • Cornish: hen, koth
  • Czech: starý (cs)
  • Dalmatian: vieclo m
  • Danish: gammel (da)
  • Dutch: oud (nl)
  • Esperanto: malnova (eo), grandaĝa
  • Estonian: vana (et)
  • Ewe: xoxo
  • Faroese: gamal (fo)
  • Finnish: vanha (fi)
  • French: (used before the noun) vieux (fr) m, vieille (fr) f
  • Friulian: vieli, vieri
  • Galician: vello (gl)
  • Georgian: ძველი (ʒveli)
  • German: alt (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis), 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (fairneis)
  • Greek: παλιός (el) m (paliós), αρχαίος (el) m (archaíos)
    Ancient: παλαιός (palaiós)
  • Gujarati: જૂનું (jūnũ)
  • Haitian Creole: vye
  • Hausa: tsoho
  • Hawaiian: kahiko
  • Hebrew: יָשָׁן (he) (yashán)
  • Higaonon: da-an
  • Hindi: पुराना (hi) (purānā)
  • Hittite: 𒈪𒅀𒄷𒉿𒀭𒍝 (miyaḫuwanz)
  • Hungarian: régi (hu)
  • Icelandic: gamall (is)
  • Ido: anciena (io), antiqua (io)
  • Igbo: ochie
  • Indonesian: lama (id)
  • Interlingua: vetere, vetule
  • Irish: sean (ga)
  • Istriot: viecio
  • Italian: vecchio (it)
  • Japanese: 古い (ja) (ふるい, furui)
  • Javanese: lama (jv), lawas (jv)
  • Kabardian: жьы (źə)
  • Kabuverdianu: antigu, antige, bedju, bedje
  • Kannada: ಪುರಾತನ (kn) (purātana)
  • Kashubian: stôri
  • Kazakh: ескі (kk) (eskı)
  • Khmer: ចាស់ (km) (cah)
  • Korean: 낡다 (ko) (nakda), 오래되다 (ko) (oraedoeda)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: کۆن (ckb) (kon)
    Northern Kurdish: kevn (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: эски (ky) (eski)
  • Lao: ເກົ່າ (lo) (kao)
  • Latgalian: vacs, senejais
  • Latin: vetus (la), vetulus (la)
  • Latvian: sens, vecs
  • Lezgi: кьуьзуь (q̇üzü)
  • Ligurian: vêgio
  • Lithuanian: senas (lt)
  • Livonian: vanā
  • Lombard: vegg (lmo) m, veggia (lmo) f
  • Louisiana Creole French: vyé
  • Lü: ᦂᧁᧈ (k̇aw¹)
  • Macedonian: стар (star)
  • Malay: lama (ms)
  • Malayalam: പഴയ (ml) (paḻaya), പഴയത് (ml) (paḻayatŭ)
  • Maltese: qadim m
  • Manchu: ᡶᡝ (fe)
  • Maori: tahito, tawhito
  • Marathi: जुना (mr) m (junā)
  • Minangkabau: lamo (min)
  • Mirandese: bielho
  • Mongolian: хуучин (xuučin), хөгшин (mn) (xögšin)
  • Muong: please add this translation if you can
  • Mòcheno: òlt
  • Navajo: sání
  • Neapolitan: viecchio
  • Nepali: पुरानो (ne) (purāno)
  • Ngazidja Comorian: -ɗuhazi
  • North Frisian: (Föhr-Amrum) ual
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: gammel (no), gammal (no)
    Nynorsk: gamal, gammal
  • Occitan: vièlh (oc)
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: старъ (starŭ)
  • Old East Slavic: старъ (starŭ)
  • Old English: eald (ang), gamol
  • Old Javanese: lama, lawas
  • Old Saxon: ald
  • Oriya: ପୁରୁଣା (or) (puruṇa)
  • Oromo: moofaa
  • Pashto: زوړ (ps) m (zoṛ), زړه (ps) f (zaṛa)
  • Persian: قدیمی (fa) (qadimi), دیرین (fa) (dirin) (archaic), کهن (fa) (kohan), کهنه (fa) (kohne)
  • Piedmontese: vecc
  • Pijin: olofala
  • Plautdietsch: oolt
  • Polish: stary (pl)
  • Portuguese: velho (pt), antigo (pt)
  • Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ m (purāṇā), ਪੁਰਾਣੀ f (purāṇī), ਪੁਰਾਣੇ pl (purāṇe), ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ f pl (purāṇīā̃)
  • Quechua: mauka
  • Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
  • Romani: purano
  • Romanian: vechi (ro)
  • Romansch: vegl
  • Russian: ста́рый (ru) (stáryj)
  • Rusyn: стары́й (starŷ́j)
  • Samoan: leva
  • Saterland Frisian: oold
  • Scots: auld
  • Scottish Gaelic: sean, aosda, aosmhor
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стар
    Roman: star (sh)
  • Shan: ၵဝ်ႇ (shn) (kào)
  • Sicilian: vecchiu
  • Sindhi: please add this translation if you can
  • Sinhalese: පැරණි (pæraṇi), පරණ (paraṇa)
  • Slovak: starý (sk)
  • Slovene: stàr (sl)
  • Somali: gabow
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: stary
    Upper Sorbian: stary (hsb)
  • Southern Altai: эски (eski)
  • Spanish: antiguo (es), viejo (es)
  • Sundanese: heubeul (su)
  • Swedish: gammal (sv), förlegad (sv), utsliten (sv)
  • Sylheti: ꠙꠥꠞ꠆ꠘꠣ (furna)
  • Tagalog: luma
  • Tai Dam: ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ
  • Tajik: кӯҳна (tg) (kühna), қадим (tg) (qadim), қадими (qadimi)
  • Tamil: பழைய (ta) (paḻaiya)
  • Tarantino: vècchie
  • Tatar: иске (iske)
  • Tausug: dan
  • Telugu: పాత (te) (pāta)
  • Tetum: tuan
  • Thai: เก่า (th) (gào)
  • Tibetan: རྙིང་པ (rnying pa)
  • Tigrinya: ኣረጊት (ʾarägit)
  • Tongan: motuʻa
  • Turkish: eski (tr)
  • Turkmen: köne
  • Udi: биси (bisi)
  • Ukrainian: стари́й (starýj)
  • Urdu: پرانا(purānā)
  • Uyghur: ئەسكى(eski)
  • Uzbek: eski (uz)
  • Venetian: vecio
  • Vietnamese:  (vi)
  • Volapük: vönik (vo)
  • Walloon:  (wa)
  • Waray-Waray: da-an
  • Welsh: hen (cy)
  • West Frisian: âld (fy)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: da’an
  • White Hmong: hub
  • Yiddish: אַלט(alt), פֿאַרלעגן(farlegn), יעריק(yerik)
  • Zazaki: khan
  • Zealandic: oud
  • Zhuang: gaeuq
  • Zulu: please add this translation if you can

of a living being: having lived for relatively many years

  • Adyghe: жъы (ẑə)
  • Afrikaans: ou (af)
  • Albanian: plak (sq)
  • American Sign Language: S@Chin S@FromChin
  • Arabic: كَبِير اَلسِّنّ(kabīr as-sinn), مُسِنّ(musinn)
    Egyptian Arabic: عجوز‎ m (ʿagōz)
    Hijazi Arabic: كَبير(kabīr), عجوز‎ m (ʿajūz), شايب‎ m (šāyib)
    South Levantine Arabic: كبير(kbīr)
  • Aragonese: biello, viello (an) m
  • Armenian: ծեր (hy) (cer), պառավ (hy) (paṙav), տարեց (hy) (tarecʿ)
  • Assamese: বুঢ়া m (burha), বুঢ়ী f (burhi)
  • Asturian: vieyu (ast)
  • Azerbaijani: qoca (az)
  • Bashkir: ҡарт (qart)
  • Basque: zahar, agure m, atso f
  • Belarusian: стары́ (starý), пажылы́ (pažylý), у гада́х (u hadáx), немалады́ (njemaladý)
  • Bengali: পুরোনো (bn) (purōnō), প্রবীণ (probin)
  • Brunei Malay: tua, beumur
  • Bulgarian: стар (bg) (star), въ́зстар (vǎ́zstar), възста́р (vǎzstár), въ́зрастен (bg) (vǎ́zrasten)
  • Burmese: အို (my) (ui)
  • Catalan: vell (ca), gran (ca)
  • Chamicuro: shashaka
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎦᏴᎵ (agayvli)
  • Chickasaw: sipokni
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese:  (yue) (lou5)
    Dungan: ло (lo)
    Mandarin:  (zh) (lǎo), 年老的 (zh) (niánlǎo de), 老年的 (zh) (lǎonián de)
  • Chuvash: ватӑ (vat̬ă)
  • Czech: starý (cs)
  • Danish: gammel (da)
  • Dutch: oud (nl)
  • Esperanto: maljuna, grandaĝa, olda (eo)
  • Estonian: vana (et)
  • Etruscan: 𐌅𐌄𐌕𐌖𐌔 (vetus)
  • Even: хагди (hagʒi)
  • Evenki: сагды (sagdi)
  • Finnish: vanha (fi)
  • Franco-Provençal: vieu m
  • French: vieux (fr) (used before the noun)
  • Friulian: vieli
  • Galician: vello (gl)
  • Georgian: მოხუცი (moxuci), ბებერი (beberi), ხანდაზმული (xandazmuli)
  • German: alt (de)
    Middle High German: eltlich
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis), 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs), 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (fairneis)
  • Greek: γηραιός (el) m (giraiós), ηλικιωμένος (el) m (ilikioménos)
    Ancient: γηραιός (gēraiós)
  • Hawaiian: luahine (of women), ʻelemakule (of men)
  • Hebrew: זָקֵן (he) (zakén), קָשִׁישׁ (he) m (kashísh)
  • Hiligaynon: baúg
  • Hindi: बूढ़ा (hi) (būṛhā)
  • Hungarian: öreg (hu), idős (hu)
  • Icelandic: gamall (is)
  • Ido: olda (io)
  • Igbo: agadi
  • Indonesian: tua (id)
  • Irish: sean (ga), aosta
  • Italian: vecchio (it), anziano (it)
  • Japanese: 年老いた (としおいた, toshioita), 老いた (ja) (おいた, oita)
  • Javanese: tuwa (jv)
  • Kabuverdianu: bedju, bedje
  • Karakhanid: يَشْلِغْ(yašlïɣ)
  • Kashubian: stôri
  • Kazakh: кәрі (kk) (kärı)
  • Khmer: ចាស់ (km) (cah)
  • Korean: 늙다 (ko) (neukda), 나이들다 (naideulda), 연로하다 (yeollohada), 나이 많다 (nai manta)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: پیرەمێرد(pîremêrd) (male), پیرەژن(pîrejn) (female)
    Northern Kurdish: pîr (ku), پیر (ku) (pîr)
  • Kyrgyz: кары (karı)
  • Lao: ແກ່ (lo) ()
  • Latin: vetus (la), vetulus (la), senex (la), annosus
  • Latvian: vecs
  • Ligurian: vêgio
  • Lithuanian: senas (lt)
  • Livonian: vanā
  • Lombard: vegg (lmo) m, veggia (lmo) f
  • Louisiana Creole French: vyé
  • Macedonian: стар (star)
  • Malay: tua (ms)
  • Malayalam: പഴയ (ml) (paḻaya), പഴയത് (ml) (paḻayatŭ)
  • Maltese: xiħ m, xiħa f, xjuħ pl
  • Manchu: ᠰᠠᡴᡩᠠ (sakda)
  • Marathi: भुंडा (bhuṇḍā)
  • Minangkabau: tuo (min), gaek (min)
  • Mongolian: хөгшин (mn) (xögšin)
  • Mòcheno: òlt
  • Nanai: сагди
  • Navajo: sání
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: gammel (no), gammal (no)
    Nynorsk: gamal, gammal
  • Occitan: vièlh (oc)
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: старъ (starŭ)
  • Old East Slavic: старъ (starŭ)
  • Old English: eald (ang), gamol
  • Old Javanese: tuha
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاشلی(yaşlı)
  • Papiamentu: bieu
  • Persian: پیر (fa) (pir), کهنسال (fa) (kohansâl), مسن (fa) (mosen), زرمان(zarmân)
  • Plautdietsch: oolt
  • Polish: stary (pl), niemłody (pl)
  • Portuguese: velho (pt), idoso (pt)
  • Punjabi: ਬੁੱਢਾ (buḍḍhā)
  • Rapa Nui: koroua, tuuai
  • Romani: phuro
  • Romanian: bătrân (ro)
  • Romansch: vegl
  • Russian: ста́рый (ru) (stáryj), пожило́й (ru) (požilój) (elderly (of people)), немолодо́й (ru) (nemolodój), в лета́х (v letáx), в года́х (v godáx), в во́зрасте (ru) (v vózraste)
  • Rusyn: стары́й (starŷ́j)
  • Samoan: matua (sm)
  • Sanskrit: वृद्ध (sa) (vṛddha)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стар
    Roman: star (sh)
  • Sinhalese: නාකි (nāki), වයසක (wayasaka)
  • Slovak: starý (sk), bývalý
  • Slovene: stàr (sl)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: stary
  • Spanish: anciano (es), viejo (es), provecto (es), añejo (es) (colloquial)
  • Sundanese: sepuh
  • Swedish: gammal (sv), åldrig (sv), ålderstigen (sv)
  • Tajik: пир (pir)
  • Tatar: карт (tt) (qart)
  • Tausug: mas
  • Telugu: ముసలి (te) (musali)
  • Tetum: katuas, ferik
  • Thai: แก่ (th) (gɛ̀ɛ)
  • Tocharian B: ktsaitstse, śrāñ
  • Tongan: motuʻa
  • Turkish: yaşlı (tr)
  • Turkmen: garry
  • Udmurt: пересь (pereś)
  • Ukrainian: стари́й (starýj), лі́тній (uk) (lítnij), у літа́х (u litáx), немолоди́й (nemolodýj), підста́ркуватий (pidstárkuvatyj)
  • Urdu: بوڑھا(būṛhā)
  • Uyghur: قېرى(qëri)
  • Uzbek: qari (uz)
  • Venetian: vècio (vec), vecio m
  • Vietnamese: già (vi)
  • Waray-Waray: a-rug, lagas
  • Welsh: hen (cy)
  • West Frisian: âld (fy)
  • Yiddish: אַלט(alt), זקנדיק(zokndik), זקניש(zkeynish), יעריק(yerik)
  • Zazaki: khal (diq)
  • Zhuang: laux

former

  • Armenian: անցած (hy) (ancʿac)
  • Asturian: antiguu
  • Bashkir: элекке (elekke)
  • Bulgarian: бивш (bg) m (bivš)
  • Catalan: vell (ca), antic (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin:  (zh) (qián)
  • Czech: starý (cs)
  • Danish: tidligere
  • Dutch: vorig (nl), voormalig (nl)
  • Esperanto: eksa (eo), antaŭa
  • Estonian: endine (et), vana (et)
  • Finnish: vanha (fi), entinen (fi)
  • French: ancien (fr) (used before the noun), ex- (fr)
  • Galician: vello (gl) m
  • German: alt (de)
  • Greek: πρώην (el) (próin), τέως (el) (téos)
  • Hebrew: קודם‎ m (kodem)
  • Hungarian: régi (hu), régebbi (hu), előző (hu), korábbi (hu)
  • Irish: sean (ga), ath-
  • Italian: vecchio (it)
  • Kabuverdianu: antigu, antige
  • Korean: 오래되다 (ko) (oraedoeda)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: پێشو(pêşu)
    Northern Kurdish: (ya/yê) berê (ku)
  • Latin: antiquus (la) m, ex (la)
  • Latvian: vecs
  • Lombard: vegg (lmo) m, veggia (lmo) f
  • Louisiana Creole French: ansyen
  • Macedonian: стар (star)
  • Malay: lama (ms), bekas (ms)
  • Norwegian: gammel (no)
  • Old English: gēo, īu
  • Persian: قدیمی (fa) (qadimi), قبلی (fa) (qabli), پیشین (fa) (pišin), سابق (fa) (sâbeq)
  • Polish: stary (pl)
  • Portuguese: antigo (pt)
  • Romanian: vechi (ro), fost (ro)
  • Russian: бы́вший (ru) (bývšij), пре́жний (ru) (préžnij), ста́рый (ru) (stáryj)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стар
    Roman: star (sh)
  • Slovak: starý (sk)
  • Slovene: stàr (sl)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: stary
  • Spanish: viejo (es) (used before the noun), sometimes with people ex- (es)
  • Swedish: tidigare (sv), före detta (sv)
  • Tagalog: dating
  • Telugu: మునుపటి (te) (munupaṭi)
  • Thai: เก่า (th) (gào), ก่อน (th) (gɔ̀ɔn)
  • Turkish: önceki (tr)
  • Venetian: vècio (vec), vecio
  • Vietnamese: cựu (vi)
  • Welsh: hen (cy)
  • West Frisian: âld (fy)
  • Yiddish: אַלט(alt), געוועזן(gevezn), ביזאַהעריק(bizaherik)

having existed or lived for the specified time

  • Catalan: tenir (ca) + period of time
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin:  (zh) (suì)
  • Czech: starý (cs)
  • Danish: gammel (da)
  • Esperanto: aĝa, jaraĝa, aĝi
  • Finnish: -vuotias, vanha (fi), ikäinen (fi)
  • French: avoir (fr) + period of time
  • German: alt (de)
  • Hebrew: בֵּן (he) m (ben), בַּת (he) f (bat)
  • Hungarian: (year/s old) éves (hu), (month/s old) hónapos (hu), (week/s old) hetes (hu), (day/s old) napos (hu), (hour/s old) órás (hu), (minute/s old) perces
  • Irish: d’aois
  • Italian: avere (it)
  • Japanese:  (ja) (さい, sai),  (ja) (さい, sai)
  • Kashmiri : ؤۂر(vạhạr) (year/s old)
  • Korean: 먹었다 (meogeotda)
  • Latin: natus esse
  • Latvian: vecs
  • Louisiana Creole French: period of time + nan or an
  • Macedonian: има (ima) + number + години (godini)
  • Navajo: nááhai
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: gammel (no), gammal (no)
    Nynorsk: gamal, gammal
  • Persian: ساله (fa) (sâle)
  • Polish: mieć (pl) + number + lata/lat
  • Portuguese: de (pt), com (pt)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стар
    Roman: star (sh)
  • Slovak: starý (sk)
  • Slovene: stàr (sl)
  • Sorbian:
  • Spanish: de (es) + period of time, que tener + period of time + unit of time
  • Swedish: gammal (sv)
  • Tagalog: luma, dati
  • Turkish: number + yaşında
  • Vietnamese: tuổi (vi)
  • West Frisian: âld (fy)
  • Yiddish: ־יעריק(-yerik), ־יאָריק(-yorik)

(of an item) used, not new

  • Bashkir: иҫке (iθke)
  • Bulgarian: изпо́лзван (bg) (izpólzvan), износен (bg) (iznosen)
  • Dutch: oud (nl)
  • French: vieux (fr)
  • German: alt (de)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: παλαιός (palaiós)
  • Hungarian: régi (hu), használt (hu)
  • Latin: vetus (la)
  • Lombard: vegg (lmo) m, veggia (lmo) f
  • Louisiana Creole French: vyé
  • Persian: کهنه (fa) (kohne)
  • Plautdietsch: oolt
  • Portuguese: usado (pt)
  • Quechua: thanta
  • Swahili: -kuukuu
  • Vietnamese:  (vi)

tiresome

  • Bashkir: ялҡытҡан (yalqıtqan), биҙрәткән (biðrätkän)
  • Bulgarian: доса́ден (bg) (dosáden), на вто́ра ръка́ (na vtóra rǎká)
  • French: ça commence à bien faire (fr)
  • German: alt (de)
  • Hiligaynon: baúg
  • Hungarian: fárasztó (hu)
  • Portuguese: cansativo (pt)
  • Vietnamese: chán (vi)

Noun[edit]

old (plural olds)

  1. (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
    A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
  2. (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
  3. (slang, most often plural) One’s parents.
    I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
  4. (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
    • 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 117:

      We crossed to the pub on the corner of Carlisle Street and I ordered two schooners of old for him and one of light for me.

Anagrams[edit]

  • DLO, DOL, Dol, LDO, LOD, Lo’d, LoD, Lod, dol, lod

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔlˀ/, [ˈʌlˀ]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz, cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (alds).

Noun[edit]

old c (singular definite olden, not used in plural form)

  1. (archaic) period, age, generation
    • 1813, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kristjan den sjette, in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 306

      Hvad der bygtes i din Old, Bygtes som paa Grus og Sand.

      What was built in your age was built as if on gravel and sand.
    • 1805, Adam Oehleschläger, Isefjorden / https://kalliope.org/da/text/oehlenschlaeger2019020350

      Hvor de tykke Piller favne / Støvet af de store Navne, / Som ei døer, ei blier forgiettet, / Naar min Old er længst udslettet.

      Where the massive columns embrace the dust of the great names that will not die, will not be forgotten when my generation has been obliterated for a long time.
  2. (archaic, rare) antiquity
    • 1891, Holger Drachmann, Vildt og tæmmet, 299

      Andenlæreren var en Sværmer, og en fanatisk Sværmer, for den nordiske Old.

      The teaching assistant was an enthusiast, a fanatic enthusiast, for the Nordic Antiquity.
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
  • hedenold
  • old-
  • olding
  • oldsag
  • oldtid

References[edit]

  • “Old,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of oldtidskundskab.

Noun[edit]

old c (uninflected)

  1. Classical Civilization (a course in secondary school)
    Synonym: oldtidskundskab
Derived terms[edit]
  • oldlærer

References[edit]

  • “old” in Den Danske Ordbog

German Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • oold, ol, olt

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German ôlt. The A became an O through the effect of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch oud.

Cognate with English old, Dutch oud, German alt, West Frisian âld.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔːɫt/

Adjective[edit]

old (comparative öller, superlative öllst)

  1. old

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of old

gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is old se is old dat is old se sünd old
partitive een olls een olls wat olls allens oll
strong declension
(without article)
nominative olle olle old olle
oblique ollen olle old olle
weak declension
(with definite article)
nominative de olle de olle dat olle de ollen
oblique den ollen de olle dat olle de ollen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)
nominative en olle en olle en old/ollet (keen) ollen
oblique en ollen en olle en old/ollet (keen) ollen

Comparative forms of old

gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is öller se is öller dat is öller se sünd öller
partitive een öllers een öllers wat öllers allens öller
strong declension
(without article)
nominative öllere öllere öller öllere
oblique öllern öllere öller öllere
weak declension
(with definite article)
nominative de öllere de öllere dat öllere de öllern
oblique den öllern de öllere dat öllere de öllern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)
nominative en öllere en öllere en öller (keen) öllern
oblique en öllern en öllere en öller (keen) öllern

Superlative forms of old

gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is de Öllste se is de Öllste dat is dat Öllste se sünd de Öllsten
strong declension
(without article)
nominative öllste öllste öllst öllste
oblique öllsten öllste öllst öllste
weak declension
(with definite article)
nominative de öllste de öllste dat öllste de öllsten
oblique den öllsten de öllste dat öllste de öllsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)
nominative en öllste en öllste en öllst (keen) öllsten
oblique en öllsten en öllste en öllst (keen) öllsten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Descendants[edit]

  • German: oll

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *aŋa- (to loosen, open (up), untie) [1] + -d (frequentative suffix).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈold]
  • Homophone: oldd
  • Rhymes: -old

Verb[edit]

old

  1. (transitive) to solve
  2. (transitive) to untie

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • oldat
  • oldatlan
  • oldható
  • oldoz
  • oldódik

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elold
  • felold
  • kiold
  • leold
  • megold
  • kereket old

References[edit]

  1. ^ Entry #16 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
  2. ^ old in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading[edit]

  • old in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Middle Low German[edit]

Adjective[edit]

old

  1. Alternative spelling of ôlt.
  • 1
    old

    old [əυld]

    1.

    a

    (older, elder; oldest, eldest)

    1) ста́рый;

    2) до́лго испо́льзовавшийся или употребля́вшийся

    3) поно́шенный, потрёпанный; обветша́лый

    4) ста́рый, вы́держанный ( о вине)

    5) ста́рческий, старообра́зный

    6) занима́вшийся дли́тельное вре́мя (чем-л.); о́пытный;

    an old hand (at smth.) о́пытный челове́к (в чём-л.)

    ;

    old campaigner ста́рый служа́ка, ветера́н; перен. быва́лый челове́к

    7) закорене́лый (

    тж.

    old in, old at);

    8) относя́щийся к про́шлому, да́вний;

    9) стари́нный, давни́шний;

    а) старина́;

    г) шеф, босс;

    а) мать;

    б) жена́;

    12) бы́вший, пре́жний;

    old boy бы́вший учени́к шко́лы [ср. тж. 11)]

    а) ста́рый год;

    б) уходя́щий год;

    а) ста́рость;

    б) стари́к; стару́ха;

    O. Harry, O. Gentleman, O. Nick дья́вол

    ;

    to come the old soldier over smb. поуча́ть кого́-л.

    2) про́шлое;

    of old пре́жде, в пре́жнее вре́мя

    ;

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > old

  • 2
    old

    Персональный Сократ > old

  • 3
    old

    əuld
    1. прил.;
    сравн. — older, elder;
    превосх. — oldest, eldest
    1) а) старый old age old people grow old get old Syn: aged, elderly, patriarchal, senile, superannuated Ant: adolescent, boyish, childish, girlish, juvenescent, young, youthful б) старый, старческий в) старый, опытный, долго занимавшийся чем-л. old campaigner old hand at Syn: practised, experienced, skilled, clever, knowing
    2) а) давнишний, старинный;
    как первый компонент названий древних языков old family of the old school Old English — Old Norse Old Church Slavonic Old Higher German Old Prussian Syn: ancient, antique б) старый, выдержанный( о вине) в) отменный, потрясающий (тж. old in, old at) to have a high old time разг. ≈ хорошо повеселиться Syn: great, plentiful, abundant, excessive, grand г) поношенный, потрепанный, обветшалый
    3) бывший, прежний;
    предыдущий — old boy Old Year’s Day old ice Syn: former
    4) а) вставное слово при вопросе о возрасте и при указании возраста, не переводится How old is she? ≈ Сколько ей лет? He is twenty-two years old. ≈ Ему двадцать два года. б) вставное слово, придает ласкательное либо усилительное значение существительному old guy ≈ дружище old thing old man old woman old lady ∙ old as the hills ≈ старо, как мир;
    очень старый an old head on young shoulders ≈ мудрость не по возрасту old man of the sea ≈ человек, от которого трудно отделаться;
    прилипала to come the old soldier over smb. разг. ≈ поучать кого-л. old shoe old bones old country Old Harry Old Gentleman Old Nick
    2. сущ.
    1) а) мн. или коллект. старики, пожилые люди( с определенным артиклем) old and young б) мн. более чем двулетний и не более чем четырехлетний хмель;
    крепкое пиво или эль I’d had two pints of old at the St. Clair. ≈ Две пинты крепкого проглотил у Сент-Клер.
    2) прошлое, стародавние времена of old from of old men of old in the days of old Syn: the past
    3) уст. возраст
    (собирательнле) старики;
    — home for the * дом для престарелых;
    — * and young alike are football fans nowadays среди болельщиков футбола есть и старики и молодежь давнее прошлое, древность;
    — of * в прежнее время, прежде;
    — in days of * в старину;
    — men of * люди доброго старого времени;
    — heroes of * герои прошлого;
    — our fanters of * наши предки;
    — from of * исстари, с прежних времен;
    — of * three were giants hese в давние времена эту местность населяли великаны;
    — I have heard it for * я об этом слыхивал давным-давно старый;
    — * people старики;
    — * horse старая лошадь;
    — the *est member старший по возрасту член;
    — * land (сельскохозяйственное) старопахотная почва, старопашка;
    — to grow * состариться;
    — he is * enough to know life better в его возрасте пора лучше разбираться в жизни старческий;
    старообразный;
    — * face старческое лицо;
    — to look * выглядеть старым такого-то возраста, стольких-то лет;
    — how * is he ? сколько ему лет?;
    — a baby three monts * трехмесячный ребенок;
    — a seven-year * child семилетний ребенок старый, поношенный, обветшалый, потрепанный;
    — * house старый дом;
    — * boots поношенная обувь;
    — * rags старье;
    старое тряпье;
    — * rose увядшая роза;
    старинный;
    давнишний;
    существующий издавна;
    — * customs старинные обычаи;
    — * family старинный род;
    — * wine выдержанное вино;
    — he was paying off * scores он сводил старые счеты существовавший в прошлом;
    древний;
    — * tomb древнее захоронение;
    — the * laws of our ancestors стародавние законы наших предков более ранний, более древний;
    относящийся к более отдаленному периоду;
    — our * literature наша древняя литература;
    — * church music старинная церковная музыка;
    — the * writers of drama драматурги прошлого;
    — O. English древнеанглийский язык давнишний, старый, привычный;
    хорошо известный;
    — * friend давнишний друг;
    — * familiar faces привычные, знакомые лица;
    — * habits старые привычки;
    — * excuse постоянное оправдание;
    — that’s an * one! это старо! бывший, прежний;
    — an * Oxford man выпускник Оксфордского университета;
    — * seaman бывший моряк;
    — * guard сменяемый караул;
    — * officer of the day (американизм) (военное) офицер, сменившийся с дежурства;
    — the * days before the war доброе предвоенное время опытный;
    долго занимавшийся;
    — * champainger старый служака, ветеран;
    — * file (американизм) (военное) (жаргон) старослужащий;
    — an * hand опытный человек;
    — an * hand at the work опытный работник;
    — he is an * hand at that он на этом собаку съел;
    (австралийское) бывший заключенный закоренелый;
    — * bachelor старый холостяк;
    — * in vice закореневший в пороке — good * John дружище Джон;
    — my dear * fellow дорогогй друг;
    — * girl голубушка, милая;
    — * man старина, дружище — to have a fine * time хорошенько повеселиться;
    — to kick up a jolly * row устроить хорошенький скандальчик;
    — any * thing will do все подойдет (геология) размытый, намытый;
    эрозийный > the * Adam греховность человеческой натуры;
    > * boat (американизм) «старая калоша», развалина;
    > * thing старина, дружище;
    > the * bird стреляный воробей;
    > the * man «старик» (глава семьи), «сам» хозяин, начальник;
    босс, шеф;
    — the * Adam греховность человеческой натуры;
    (горное) выработанное пространство;
    — the O. Man of the sea прилипчивый человек;
    бремя, обуза;
    неотвязная мысль;
    неотступно преследующая забота;
    — * maid старая дева;
    чопорный нервный пожилой человек;
    простая детская карточная игра, «акулина»;
    — * lady мать;
    жена;
    подружка;
    — O. Lady of Threadneedle Street Английский банк;
    — * woman «старуха», жена;
    суетливый пожилой мужчина;
    «баба»;
    — * Nick (эвфмеизм) дьявол, враг рода человеческого, сатана;
    — O. Tom сорт джина;
    — the * one «старик», отец;
    — * salt опытный моряк, морской волк;
    — * soldier бывалый человек;
    — to come the * soldier командовать, распоряжаться, держаться свысока;
    пустая бутылка;
    (сленг) окурок;
    — * story что-то устаревшее, часто повторяющееся;
    — * bones старость;
    старик, старуха;
    — the * country родина, отечество;
    (американизм) старая родина, страна отцов;
    страна, откуда выехал иммигрант или его предки — * master один из великих художников периода XV-XVIII вв;
    картина такого художника;
    — one’s * Dutch молодая женщина старо как мир;
    быльем поросло очень старый, древний;
    — as * as Methuselah старый как Мафусаил, очень древний;
    — to see the * year out встречать Новый год;
    — an * head on young shoulders мудрый не по летам
    ~ старинный, давнишний;
    an old family старинный род;
    of the old school старомодный
    ~ занимавшийся длительное время (чем-л.) ;
    опытный;
    an old hand( at smth.) опытный человек (в чем-л.)
    an ~ shoe шутл. старая калоша;
    an old head on young shoulders мудрость не по возрасту
    an ~ shoe шутл. старая калоша;
    an old head on young shoulders мудрость не по возрасту
    Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол;
    to come the old soldier (over smb.) разг. поучать (кого-л.)
    ~ прошлое;
    of old прежде, в прежнее время;
    from of old исстари
    ~ (older, elder;
    oldest, eldest) старый;
    old people старики;
    old age старость;
    to grow (или to get) old стариться
    to have a high ~ time разг. хорошо повеселиться;
    old as the hills старо, как мир;
    очень старый
    ~ при вопросе о возрасте и при указании возраста: how old is he? сколько ему лет?;
    he is ten years old ему десять лет
    in the days of ~ в старину;
    men of old люди прежних времен
    in the days of ~ в старину;
    men of old люди прежних времен
    ~ прошлое;
    of old прежде, в прежнее время;
    from of old исстари
    ~ старинный, давнишний;
    an old family старинный род;
    of the old school старомодный school: of the old ~ старой школы (о произведениях искусства и т. п.) of the old ~ старомодный
    ~ (older, elder;
    oldest, eldest) старый;
    old people старики;
    old age старость;
    to grow (или to get) old стариться
    ~, the ~ pl собир. старики;
    old and young все young: ~ (тж. the ~) собир. молодежь;
    old and young стар и млад
    to have a high ~ time разг. хорошо повеселиться;
    old as the hills старо, как мир;
    очень старый
    ~ bones шутл. старик;
    старуха ~ bones шутл. старость;
    she wouldn’t make old bones она не доживет до старости
    old бывший, прежний;
    old boy бывший ученик школы ~ придает ласкательное или усилительное значение существительному: old boy дружище;
    old thing голубушка, дружок
    the ~ country родина, отечество;
    old man of the sea человек, от которого трудно отделаться;
    прилипала
    Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол;
    to come the old soldier (over smb.) разг. поучать (кого-л.)
    the ~ man разг. мор. капитан the ~ man разг. «старик» (муж или отец) the ~ man разг. старина the ~ man разг. шеф, босс
    the ~ country родина, отечество;
    old man of the sea человек, от которого трудно отделаться;
    прилипала
    Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол;
    to come the old soldier (over smb.) разг. поучать (кого-л.)
    ~ (older, elder;
    oldest, eldest) старый;
    old people старики;
    old age старость;
    to grow (или to get) old стариться
    ~ придает ласкательное или усилительное значение существительному: old boy дружище;
    old thing голубушка, дружок
    the ~ woman разг. «старушка» (обыкн. о жене)
    Old World Старый Свет, восточное полушарие world: ~ мир, свет;
    вселенная;
    to bring into the world произвести на свет, родить;
    the Old World Старый свет;
    the New World Новый свет
    ~ bones шутл. старость;
    she wouldn’t make old bones она не доживет до старости

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > old

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    old

    1. [əʋld]

    old and young /young and old/ alike are football fans nowadays — среди болельщиков футбола есть и старики и молодёжь

    2. давнее прошлое, древность

    of old — в прежнее время, прежде

    men /people/ of old — люди доброго старого времени

    from of old — исстари, с прежних времён

    of old there were giants here — в давние времена эту местность населяли великаны

    2. [əʋld]

    (older, уст. elder; oldest, уст. eldest)

    1. старый

    old horse [oak] — старая лошадь [-ый дуб]

    old land — старопахотная почва, старопашка

    to grow /to get/ old — состариться

    he is old enough to know life better — в его возрасте пора лучше разбираться в жизни

    2. старческий; старообразный

    old face [voice, gait] — старческое лицо [-ий голос, -ая походка]

    to look old — выглядеть старым /старообразным/

    how old is he? — сколько ему лет?

    4. старый, поношенный, обветшалый, потрёпанный

    old boots [clothes] — поношенная обувь [одежда]

    old rags — старьё; старое тряпьё

    your fooling grows old, and people dislike it — твои шутки стареют и перестают нравиться людям

    5. старинный; давнишний; существующий издавна

    old customs [traditions] — старинные обычаи [традиции]

    6. существовавший в прошлом; древний

    7. более ранний, более древний; относящийся к более отдалённому периоду

    our old literature — наша древняя /ранняя/ литература

    Old English [French, High German] — древнеанглийский [старофранцузский, древневерхненемецкий] язык

    8. давнишний, старый, привычный; хорошо известный

    old friend [customer, client] — давнишний /старый/ друг [покупатель, клиент]

    old familiar faces — привычные, знакомые лица

    old excuse — постоянное /привычное/ оправдание

    that’s an old one! — это старо!

    9. бывший, прежний

    old soldier — бывший солдат [ тж. ]

    10. опытный (); долго занимавшийся ()

    old campaigner — старый служака, ветеран

    old file — воен. жарг. старослужащий

    an old hand — а) опытный /бывалый/ человек; an old hand at the work [at the game, at fishing] — опытный работник [игрок, рыбак /рыболов/]; he is an old hand at that — ≅ он на этом собаку съел; б) бывший заключённый

    11. закоренелый

    old bachelor — старый /закоренелый/ холостяк

    old in vice [in cunning] — закореневший в пороке [в коварстве]

    1):

    my dear [good] old fellow — дорогой друг

    old girl — голубушка, милая

    old man /chap/ — старина, дружище

    2):

    to have a fine /a good, a high, a rare/ old time — хорошенько повеселиться

    13.

    размытый, намытый; эрозийный

    the old Adam — греховность человеческой натуры

    old boat /crate, relic, tub, wreck/ — шутл. «старая калоша», развалина ()

    old thing /bean, egg, fruit, top/ — старина, дружище ()

    the old bird — ≅ стреляный воробей

    the old man — а) «старик» (), «сам»; б) хозяин, начальник; босс, шеф; в) = the old Adam; г) выработанное пространство

    the Old Man of the Sea — а) прилипчивый человек; б) бремя, обуза; неотвязная мысль; неотступно преследующая забота

    old maid — а) старая дева; б) чопорный нервный пожилой человек; в) простая детская карточная игра, ≅ «акулина»

    old lady — а) мать; б) жена; в) подружка

    old woman — а) «старуха», жена; б) суетливый пожилой мужчина; «баба»

    old Nick /Harry, Gentleman, adversary, enemy, gooseberry/ — дьявол, враг рода человеческого, сатана

    the old one — «старик», отец

    old salt /whale/ — опытный моряк, морской волк

    old soldier — а) бывалый человек; to come the old soldier (over smb.) — командовать (), распоряжаться, держаться свысока; б) пустая бутылка; в) окурок [ тж. 9]

    old story /stuff/ — что-то устаревшее, часто повторяющееся

    old bones — а) старость; б) старик; старуха

    the old country — а) родина, отечество; б) старая родина, страна отцов (); страна, откуда выехал иммигрант его предки

    old master ( the Old Master) — а) один из великих художников периода XV-XVIII вв.; б) картина такого художника

    one’s old Dutch = old woman а)

    as old as the hills /as Adam/ — а) старо как мир; быльём поросло; б) очень старый, древний

    as old as Methuselah — старый как Мафусаил, очень древний

    НБАРС > old

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    old

    [əuld]

    old старинный, давнишний; an old family старинный род; of the old school старомодный old занимавшийся длительное время (чем-л.); опытный; an old hand (at smth.) опытный человек (в чем-л.) an old shoe шутл. старая калоша; an old head on young shoulders мудрость не по возрасту an old shoe шутл. старая калоша; an old head on young shoulders мудрость не по возрасту Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол; to come the old soldier (over smb.) разг. поучать (кого-л.) old прошлое; of old прежде, в прежнее время; from of old исстари old (older, elder; oldest, eldest) старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) old стариться to have a high old time разг. хорошо повеселиться; old as the hills старо, как мир; очень старый old при вопросе о возрасте и при указании возраста: how old is he? сколько ему лет?; he is ten years old ему десять лет in the days of old в старину; men of old люди прежних времен in the days of old в старину; men of old люди прежних времен old прошлое; of old прежде, в прежнее время; from of old исстари old старинный, давнишний; an old family старинный род; of the old school старомодный school: of the old old старой школы (о произведениях искусства и т. п.) of the old old старомодный old (older, elder; oldest, eldest) старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) old стариться old, the old pl собир. старики; old and young все young: old (тж. the old) собир. молодежь; old and young стар и млад to have a high old time разг. хорошо повеселиться; old as the hills старо, как мир; очень старый old bones шутл. старик; старуха old bones шутл. старость; she wouldn’t make old bones она не доживет до старости old бывший, прежний; old boy бывший ученик школы old придает ласкательное или усилительное значение существительному: old boy дружище; old thing голубушка, дружок the old country родина, отечество; old man of the sea человек, от которого трудно отделаться; прилипала Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол; to come the old soldier (over smb.) разг. поучать (кого-л.) the old man разг. мор. капитан the old man разг. «старик» (муж или отец) the old man разг. старина the old man разг. шеф, босс the old country родина, отечество; old man of the sea человек, от которого трудно отделаться; прилипала Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол; to come the old soldier (over smb.) разг. поучать (кого-л.) old (older, elder; oldest, eldest) старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) old стариться old придает ласкательное или усилительное значение существительному: old boy дружище; old thing голубушка, дружок the old woman разг. «старушка» (обыкн. о жене) Old World Старый Свет, восточное полушарие world: old мир, свет; вселенная; to bring into the world произвести на свет, родить; the Old World Старый свет; the New World Новый свет old bones шутл. старость; she wouldn’t make old bones она не доживет до старости

    English-Russian short dictionary > old

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    old

    1. n собир. старики

    old boy — старик, старина; дружище, приятель

    2. n давнее прошлое, древность

    of old — в прежнее время, прежде

    3. a старческий; старообразный

    old age sight — пресбиопия, старческая дальнозоркость

    4. a такого-то возраста, стольких-то лет

    5. a старый, поношенный, обветшалый, потрёпанный

    6. a старинный; давнишний; существующий издавна

    7. a существовавший в прошлом; древний

    8. a более ранний, более древний; относящийся к более отдалённому периоду

    9. a давнишний, старый, привычный; хорошо известный

    10. a бывший, прежний

    11. a закоренелый

    12. a эмоц. -усил. геол. размытый, намытый; эрозийный

    old boat — «старая калоша», развалина

    old Nick — дьявол, враг рода человеческого, сатана

    old salt — опытный моряк, морской волк

    old story — что-то устаревшее, часто повторяющееся

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. advanced (adj.) advanced; elderly; senior

    2. ancient (adj.) aged; age-old; ancient; antediluvian; antique; Noachian; olden; patriarchal; timeworn; wintry

    3. battered (adj.) battered; dilapidated; shabby; tattered

    4. cherished (adj.) adored; beloved; cherished; dear; good

    5. dated (adj.) antediluvian; antiquated; antique; archaic; dated; dowdy; forgotten; outdated; outmoded; out-of-date; passй; quaint; stale; superannuated; vintage

    6. experienced (adj.) adroit; experienced; old-time; practical; practiced; seasoned; skilled; venerable; versed; vet; veteran

    7. familiar (adj.) familiar; known

    8. former (adj.) bygone; erstwhile; former; late; once; onetime; one-time; past; previous; quondam; sometime; whilom

    9. lasting (adj.) abiding; continuing; enduring; inveterate; lasting; lifelong; long-lasting; long-lived; long-standing; perennial

    10. matured (adj.) adult; grown; intelligent; matured; sedate; sensible; thoughtful; wise

    11. old-fashioned (adj.) belated; demode; demoded; fusty; moldy; moth-eaten; neanderthal; old hat; oldfangled; old-fashioned; old-timey; passe; rococo; unmodern

    12. prehistoric (adj.) prehistoric; primeval; primordial

    13. worn (adj.) debilitated; decayed; deficient; deteriorated; gray; grey; hoary; infirm; worn

    Антонимический ряд:

    fashionable; fresh; green; inexperienced; late; modern; neoteric; new; new-fashioned; recent; senseless; subsequent; wild; young

    English-Russian base dictionary > old

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    old

    (older, elder; superl. oldest, eldest)

    1) старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) old стариться

    2) старческий, старообразный

    3) занимавшийся длительное время (чем-л.); опытный; an old hand (at smth.) опытный человек (в чем-либо); old campaigner старый служака, ветеран; fig. бывалый человек

    4) при вопросе о возрасте и при указании возраста: how old is he? сколько ему лет?; he is ten years old ему десять лет

    5) старинный, давнишний; an old family старинный род; of the old school старомодный

    6) бывший, прежний; old boy бывший ученик школы

    7) старый, выдержанный (о вине)

    8) поношенный, потрепанный; обветшалый

    9) закоренелый (

    тж.

    old in, old at); old offender закоренелый преступник

    10) придает ласкательное или усилительное значение существительному: old boy дружище; old thing голубушка, дружок;

    а) старина;

    в) ‘старик’ (муж или отец);

    г) шеф, босс; the old woman

    collocation

    ‘старушка’ (

    обыкн.

    о жене); old lady

    collocation

    (в обращении в третьем лице) а) мать;

    б) жена; to have a high old time

    collocation

    хорошо повеселиться

    old as the hills старо, как мир; очень старый

    an old shoe

    joc.

    старая калоша

    an old head on young shoulders мудрость не по возрасту

    а) старость; she wouldn’t make old bones она не доживет до старости;

    б) старик; старуха

    the old country родина, отечество

    old man of the sea человек, от которого трудно отделаться; прилипала

    Old Harry, Old Gentleman, Old Nick дьявол

    to come the old soldier over smb.

    collocation

    поучать кого-л.

    Syn:

    aged, elderly, patriarchal, senile, superannuated, venerable

    see ancient

    Ant:

    adolescent, boyish, childish, girlish, juvenescent, young, youthful

    1) (the old) (

    pl.

    ; collect.) старики; old and young все

    2) прошлое; of old прежде, в прежнее время; from of old исстари; in the days of old в старину; men of old люди прежних времен

    * * *

    (a) давний; старый

    * * *

    * * *

    [ əʊld]
    старый, старческий; закоренелый; выдержанный; старообразный, поношенный, обветшалый, потрепанный; старинный, относящийся к прошлому; давнишний, давний; бывший, прежний; опытный
    прошлое, старики
    лет (употребляется для обозначения возраста)

    * * *

    ветх

    ветхий

    давний

    давнишний

    немолодой

    подержанный

    престарелый

    стар

    старик

    старинный

    старый

    * * *

    1. прил.; сравн. — older, elder; превосх. — oldest, eldest
    1) а) старый
    б) старый
    в) старый, опытный, долго занимавшийся чем-л.
    2) а) давнишний, старинный;
    б) старый, выдержанный (о вине)
    в) отменный, потрясающий (тж. old in, old at)
    г) поношенный
    2. сущ.
    1) а) мн. или коллект. старики, пожилые люди (с определенным артиклем)
    б) мн. более чем двулетний и не более чем четырехлетний хмель; крепкое пиво или эль
    2) прошлое, стародавние времена
    3) устар. возраст

    Новый англо-русский словарь > old

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    old

    [əuld]
    1.

    ;

    сравн. ст.

    older,

    уст.

    elder;

    превосх. ст.

    oldest,

    уст.

    eldest

    1)

    to grow / get old — состариться

    Syn:

    Ant:

    Syn:

    2)

    He is twenty-two years old. — Ему двадцать два года.

    3) опытный, долго занимавшийся чем-л.


    — old hand at smth.

    Syn:

    4) давнишний, старинный


    — Old Prussian

    Syn:

    5)

    разг.

    добрый, славный, хороший

    old chap / fellow / guy / man — дружище, старина

    Syn:

    6) поношенный, потрёпанный, обветшалый

    7) бывший, прежний; предыдущий

    Syn:

    8) старый, выдержанный

    Gram:

    [ref dict=»LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)»]old[/ref]

    ••

    to come the old soldier over smb. — поучать кого-л., учить жизни


    — old shoe
    — old bones
    — old country
    — Old Harry
    — Old Gentleman
    — Old Nick

    2.

    сущ.

    1) употр. с гл. во мн. старики, пожилые люди

    2) прошлое, стародавние времена

    of old — прежде, в прежнее время

    Англо-русский современный словарь > old

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    old

    [əʊld]

    adj

    (сравнительная и превосходная степени older [‘əʊldə], oldest [‘əʊldɪst]; elder [‘eldə], eldest [‘eldɪst]) старый, старинный

    I am twenty years old. — Мне двадцать лет.

    He is three years older than me. — Он на три года старше меня.

    She is too old for dolls. — Она уже слишком взрослая, чтобы играть в куклы.

    He is too old for her. — Он для нее слишком стар.

    You are never too old to learn. — Учиться никогда не поздно.

    As old as the hills. — Старо как мир.

    Old friends and old wine are best. — Старый друг лучше новых двух.

    old woman


    — old man
    — old magazine
    — old buildung
    — old age
    — old custom
    — old square
    — be old

    feel old


    — look old
    — too old for smb
    — too old for sports

    CHOICE OF WORDS:

    (1.) Говоря о возрасте человека, используют прилагательные old — старый; elderly — пожилой; aged — престарелый. Прилагательное aged имеет два значения: в возрасте и престарелый. В первом значении aged не употребляется атрибутивно: A woman aged 50 has given birth to twins. Женщина в возрасте 50 лет родила двойню. Men aged between 18 and 35 are most at risk from violent crime. Мужчины в возрасте от 18 до 35 наиболее подвержены риску нападения. В значении «престарелый» прилагательное aged может употребляться атрибутивно: her aged mether ee престарелая мать. Говоря о возрасте вещей, используют прилагательные old — старый; ancient — старый, древний; antique — старинный. Говоря о возрастном соотношении в семье используют прилагательные elder — старший, eldest — самый старший: my esdest son мой старший сын; he is my elder brother он мой старший брат. (2.) Вопрос о возрасте человека или вещи передается предложением — How old are you? Сколько Вам лет?: Do you don’t know how old this grandfather clock is? Не знаете ли, сколько лет этим старинным часам

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > old

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    old

    старый
    имя прилагательное:

    имя существительное:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > old

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    old

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > old

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    OLD

    старый. Производных масса, как и в русском.

    (*)Old bat — старая летучая мышь (напомним — США страна южная, и летучих мышей там полно). Это обзываловка для противной старухи, как у нас — старая крыса (грымза, карга).

    (*)Old fart (gaffer) — «старпер».

    (*)Old poop — старая какашка.

    (*)Old goat (cocker) — старый козел (кобель). Три последние выражения — одного класса.

    Но, естественно, не все старое — плохо и неприлично.

    Old boy (old boy network) — система старых связей, взаимной поддержки однокашников. Она остается со студенческих и даже школьных времен и в жизни реально помогает. Вот почему так важно, если человек думает работать в стране, в этой же стране получать образование — не только и не столько из-за качества американских университетов.

    Old buddy — старина. Используется как обращение, чаще на юге США.

    Old-timer — старик — приличное не обидное выражение. В Америке они большей частью держатся молодцом, как например эти музыканты (см. цв. илл. ). Но кто-то запросто может и таких назвать (*) old farts. Дело вкуса и воспитанности.

    Old man, old lady — вполне уважительные, широко используемые слова, обозначающие мужа (жену), отца (мать), в зависимости от контекста.

    American slang. English-Russian dictionary > OLD

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    old

    1)

    «You know I wouldn’t take up with a stenographer. An office isn’t the place for that sort of thing» «I know you, any old place is good enough for you» — «Ты ведь знаешь, что я не буду крутить любовь со стенографисткой, тем более на работе» — «Я-то тебя знаю. Ты в любом месте можешь крутить любовь»

    2)

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > old

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    old

    Politics english-russian dictionary > old

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    old

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    old

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    old

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > old

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    old

    старый ; закоренелый ; опытный давно существующий ; ? old age and survivors’ insurance ; ? old-established firm ; ? old hand ; ? old-timer ;

    Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов > old

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    old

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > old

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    old

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  • Adjective



    He’s an old man now.



    We rented an old black-and-white movie.



    There’s an old saying that good fences make good neighbors.



    a new approach to an old problem



    She wore a T-shirt and an old pair of jeans.



    I wish you would stop wearing that dirty old hat!



    The hotel was old and dingy.



    the oldest known civilization in the region



    The house we live in is 50 years old.



    We went back to visit our old neighborhood.

    Noun



    Young and old alike will enjoy the movie.

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    старый, старинный, прежний, бывший, давний, старики, прошлое

    прилагательное

    - (older, уст. elder; oldest, уст. eldest) старый

    old people — старики
    old horse [oak] — старая лошадь [-ый дуб]
    the oldest member — старший по возрасту член (организации)
    old land — с.-х. старопахотная почва, старопашка
    to grow /to get/ old — состариться
    he is old enough to know life better — в его возрасте пора лучше разбираться в жизни

    - старческий; старообразный

    old face [voice, gait] — старческое лицо [-ий голос, -ая походка]
    to look old — выглядеть старым /старообразным/

    - такого-то возраста, стольких-то лет

    how old is he? — сколько ему лет?
    a baby three months old — трёхмесячный ребёнок
    a child of four years old — четырёхлетний ребёнок
    a seven-year old child — семилетний ребёнок
    he’s sixteen years old — ему шестнадцать лет

    - старый, поношенный, обветшалый, потрёпанный

    old house — старый дом
    old boots [clothes] — поношенная обувь [одежда]
    old rags — старьё; старое тряпьё
    old rose — тёмно-розовый цвет
    your fooling grows old, and people dislike it — твои шутки стареют и перестают нравиться людям

    - старинный; давнишний; существующий издавна

    old customs [traditions] — старинные обычаи [традиции]
    old family — старинный род
    old wine — выдержанное вино
    he was paying off old scores — он сводил старые счёты

    - существовавший в прошлом; древний

    old tomb — древнее захоронение
    the old laws of our ancestors — стародавние законы наших предков

    - более ранний, более древний; относящийся к более отдалённому периоду

    our old literature — наша древняя /ранняя/ литература
    old church music — старинная церковная музыка
    the old writers of drama — драматурги прошлого
    Old English [French, High German] — древнеанглийский [старофранцузский, древневерхненемецкий] язык

    - давнишний, старый, привычный; хорошо известный

    old friend [customer, client] — давнишний /старый/ друг [покупатель, клиент]
    old familiar faces — привычные, знакомые лица
    old habits — старые привычки
    old excuse — постоянное /привычное/ оправдание
    that’s an old one! — это старо!

    - бывший, прежний

    an old Oxford man — выпускник Оксфордского университета
    old seaman — бывший моряк
    old soldier — а) бывалый человек; to come the old soldier (over smb.)
    old guard — сменяемый караул
    old officer of the day — амер. воен. офицер, сменившийся с дежурства
    the old days before the war — доброе предвоенное время

    - опытный (в чём-л.); долго занимавшийся (чем-л.)

    old campaigner — ветеран, бывалый воин, старый служака
    old file — амер. воен. жарг. старослужащий
    an old hand — а) опытный /бывалый/ человек; an old hand at the work [at the game, at fishing]

    - закоренелый

    old bachelor — старый /закоренелый/ холостяк
    old in vice [in cunning] — закореневший в пороке [в коварстве]

    - геол. размытый, намытый; эрозийный

    существительное

    - собир. старики

    home for the old — дом для престарелых
    old and young /young and old/ alike are football fans nowadays — среди болельщиков футбола есть и старики и молодёжь

    - давнее прошлое, древность

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    How old are you?

    Сколько вам лет?

    My old boss was awful!

    Мой прежний начальник был ужасен!

    Are you older than Sally?

    Вы старше Салли?

    My old car was always breaking down.

    Мой старый автомобиль постоянно ломался.

    They’re old rivals.

    Они давние соперники.

    Bob’s an old friend of mine.

    Боб — мой старый друг.

    It’s good to get back into the old routine.

    Приятно вернуться к давно заведённому порядку вещей.

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    Возможные однокоренные слова

    olden  — былой, старый, более раннего периода, стареть
    oldish  — староватый
    oldness  — старость
    older  — старший, старинный, бывший, давнишний, выдержанный, долго использовавшийся
    oldest  — самый старший, старинный, давнишний, бывший, прежний

    Формы слова

    adjective
    срав. степ. (comparative): older
    прев. степ. (superlative): oldest

    Table of Contents

    1. Is Oldest a verb or adjective?
    2. What type of adjective is oldest?
    3. Is Oldest a noun or adjective?
    4. Is oldness a word?
    5. What is the noun for old?
    6. Which is the oldest word in English?
    7. How old is very old?
    8. What is a 65 year old called?
    9. What are 70 year olds called?
    10. What’s a 90 year old called?
    11. What is a 100 year old called?
    12. Is it 100 year old or 100 year old?
    13. What is twenty years called?
    14. What are 10 year periods called?
    15. What is a period of 30 years called?
    16. What is another word for two decades?
    17. What does 2 decades mean?
    18. What is a period of 12 years called?
    19. What is 1 year called?
    20. What is 500 years called?
    21. Is there a word for 2000 years?
    22. What’s bigger than a millennia?

    old (adjective) old (noun) old–fashioned (adjective)

    Is Oldest a verb or adjective?

    The English word “oldest” is used as an adjective, specifically as the superlative of the adjective “old.” Since “old”…

    What type of adjective is oldest?

    old ​Definitions and Synonyms ​‌‌‌

    adjective old
    comparative older
    superlative oldest

    Is Oldest a noun or adjective?

    Elder and eldest mean the same as older and oldest. We only use the adjectives elder and eldest before a noun (as attributive adjectives), and usually when talking about relationships within a family: We also use elder and eldest as nouns: Jack is the eldest of four brothers.

    Is oldness a word?

    Belonging to or being of an earlier time: her old classmates.

    What is the noun for old?

    elder. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community. One who is older than another. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

    Which is the oldest word in English?

    According to a 2009 study by researchers at Reading University, the oldest words in the English language include “I“, “we“, “who“, “two” and “three“, all of which date back tens of thousands of years.

    How old is very old?

    In America, one researcher found that you are considered old at 70 to 71 years of age for men and 73 to 73 for women. Just under a decade ago in Britain, people believed old age started at 59. However, research undertaken in 2018 found that British people believed you were considered old at 70.

    What is a 65 year old called?

    A person between 50 and 59 is called a quinquagenarian. A person between 60 and 69 is called a sexagenarian. A person between 70 and 79 is called a septuagenarian. A person between 80 and 89 is called an octogenarian.

    What are 70 year olds called?

    For example, a septuagenarian refers to someone in his or her seventies (age 70 to 79).

    What’s a 90 year old called?

    A nonagenarian is someone in their 90s (90 to 99 years old), or someone who is 90 years old.

    What is a 100 year old called?

    A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years.

    Is it 100 year old or 100 year old?

    No hyphens. You don’t write out the age as “one-hundred-years-old,” either–it’s simply “one hundred years old.” (I think you’ve gotten it confused with “100-year-old.”) You’re absolutely right, I did.

    What is twenty years called?

    Latin-derived numerical names

    Anniversary Latin-derived term Other terms
    20 years Vigintennial / Vicennial / Vicenary China/Porcelain Score
    25 years Quadranscentennial Silver jubilee
    30 years Tricenary / Tricennial Pearl
    35 years Quintricennial Coral

    What are 10 year periods called?

    decade

    What is a period of 30 years called?

    Answer:A period of 30 years is equal to 3 decades. Because, 10 years = 1 decade. 1 year = 1/10 decade.

    What is another word for two decades?

    Vicennial | Definition of Vicennial by Merriam-Webster.

    What does 2 decades mean?

    2 Decades = 20 Years. A decade is a period of 10 years.

    What is a period of 12 years called?

    Duodecennial word can be used as alternatively for a gap once in 12 years .

    What is 1 year called?

    noun. a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year, or civil year ). Also called lunar year.

    What is 500 years called?

    : a 500th anniversary or its celebration.

    Is there a word for 2000 years?

    The word millennium derives from the Latin mille, thousand, and annus, year. …

    What’s bigger than a millennia?

    Decade: Ten (10) years. Century: One hundred (100) years. Millennium: One thousand (1,000) years.

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    adjective, old·er [ohl-der], /ˈoʊl dər/, old·est [ohl-dist] /ˈoʊl dɪst/ or eld·er [el-der], /ˈɛl dər/, eld·est [el-dist]. /ˈɛl dɪst/.

    far advanced in the years of one’s or its life: an old man;an old horse;an old tree.

    of or relating to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age.

    as if or appearing to be far advanced in years: Worry had made him old.

    having lived or existed for a specified time: a man 30 years old;a century-old organization.

    having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer persons or things: Jim is our oldest boy.

    having been aged for a specified time: This whiskey is eight years old.

    having been aged for a comparatively long time: old brandy.

    long known or in use: the same old excuse.

    overfamiliar to the point of tedium: Some jokes get old fast.

    belonging to the past: the good old days.

    having been in existence since the distant past: a fine old family.

    no longer in general use: Our dishwasher is an old model, so replacement parts are hard to find.

    acquired, made, or in use by one prior to the acquisition, making, or use of something more recent: When the new house was built, we sold the old one.

    of, relating to, or originating at an earlier period or date: old maps.

    former; having been so formerly: I ran into my old piano teacher the other day.

    prehistoric; ancient: There may have been an old land bridge between Asia and Alaska.

    Old, (of a language) in its oldest known period, as attested by the earliest written records: Old Czech.

    of long standing; having been such for a comparatively long time: an old and trusted employee.

    (of colors) dull, faded, or subdued: old rose.

    deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated: old clothes.

    Physical Geography. (of landforms) far advanced in reduction by erosion or the like.

    sedate, sensible, mature, or wise: That child seems old beyond his years.

    (used to indicate affection, familiarity, disparagement, or a personalization): good old Bob;that dirty old jalopy.

    Informal. (used as an intensive) great; uncommon: a high old time.

    noun

    Usually the old .(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively: appropriations to care for the old.

    a person or animal of a specified age or age group (used in combination): a class for six-year-olds;a horse race for three-year-olds.

    old or former time, often time long past: days of old.

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    Origin of old

    First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English eald, ald; cognate with Dutch old, German alt, Gothic altheis; akin to Old Norse ala “to nourish”

    OTHER WORDS FROM old

    old·ness, noun

    Words nearby old

    Olathe, Olav V, Olbers, Olbers’ paradox, Olcott, old, old Adam, old age, old age pension, old as Adam, Old Bailey

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    Words related to old

    aged, ancient, decrepit, elderly, gray, mature, tired, venerable, age-old, antique, crumbling, former, old-fashioned, old-time, original, outmoded, primitive, traditional, established, familiar

    How to use old in a sentence

    • He also owns three of the top five seasons by average fastball velocity among players 30 and older.

    • Meanwhile, a 20-something university student told me that the coronavirus now feels like old news to her peers.

    • Innovation is all about using new technology to improve old processes.

    • After 147 years, the Paris Cafe, one of the oldest bars in New York City, has poured its final cocktail.

    • Then came the discovery of 279,000-year-old stone spear tips in Ethiopia.

    • So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.

    • It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.

    • To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.

    • He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.

    • Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.

    • Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

    • His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.

    • Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.

    • Vicars’ wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel’s sway.

    • But with all her advantages Miss Solomonson failed with the old lord, and she abuses him to this day.

    British Dictionary definitions for old


    adjective

    having lived or existed for a relatively long timean old man; an old tradition; old wine; an old house; an old country

    1. of or relating to advanced years or a long lifeold age
    2. (as collective noun; preceded by the)the old
    3. old and young people of all ages

    decrepit or senile

    worn with age or useold clothes; an old car

    1. (postpositive) having lived or existed for a specified perioda child who is six years old
    2. (in combination)a six-year-old child
    3. (as noun in combination)a six-year-old

    (capital when part of a name or title) earlier or earliest of two or more things with the same namethe old edition; the Old Testament; old Norwich

    (capital when part of a name) designating the form of a language in which the earliest known records are writtenOld English

    (prenominal) familiar through long acquaintance or repetitionan old friend; an old excuse

    practised; hardenedold in cunning

    (prenominal often preceded by good) cherished; dear: used as a term of affection or familiaritygood old George

    informal (with any of several nouns) used as a familiar form of address to a personold thing; old bean; old stick; old fellow

    skilled through long experience (esp in the phrase an old hand)

    out-of-date; unfashionable

    remote or distant in origin or time of originan old culture

    (prenominal) former; previousmy old house was small

    1. (prenominal) established for a relatively long timean old member
    2. (in combination)old-established

    sensible, wise, or matureold beyond one’s years

    (of a river, valley, or land surface) in the final stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by flat extensive flood plains and minimum reliefSee also youthful (def. 4), mature (def. 6)

    (intensifier) (esp in phrases such as a good old time, any old thing, any old how, etc)

    (of crops) harvested late

    good old days an earlier period of time regarded as better than the present

    little old informal indicating affection, esp humorous affectionmy little old wife

    the old one or the old gentleman informal a jocular name for Satan

    noun

    an earlier or past time (esp in the phrase of old)in days of old

    Derived forms of old

    oldish, adjectiveoldness, noun

    Word Origin for old

    Old English eald; related to Old Saxon ald, Old High German, German alt, Latin altus high

    usage for old

    Many people nowadays prefer to talk about older people rather than old people, and the phrase the old is best avoided altogether

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    Other Idioms and Phrases with old


    In addition to the idioms beginning with old

    • old as Adam
    • old chestnut
    • old college try, the
    • old saw
    • old shoe
    • old stamping ground
    • old story, an
    • old wives’ tale

    also see:

    • any old
    • chip off the old block
    • comfortable as an old shoe
    • dirty joke (old man)
    • get the air (old heave-ho)
    • no fool like an old fool
    • of old
    • ripe old age
    • same old story
    • settle a score (old scores)
    • stamping ground, old
    • teach an old dog new tricks
    • up to one’s old tricks

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    Is old an abstract noun?

    The noun ‘old’ is an abstract noun as a word for an earlier time (days of old); a word for a concept.The noun ‘old’ is a concrete noun as a word for people who are old in general (enjoyed by young and old); a word for physical people.The word ‘old’ is also an adjective: old, older, oldest.


    What part of speech is old age?

    The word old is an adjective and age is noun, the term old age
    is a compound noun, an open spaced compound noun.


    Is old women a common noun?

    Yes, the noun phrase «old woman» is made up of the common noun «woman» described by the adjective «old».The noun «woman» is a common noun as a general word for any adult female person.


    What is the abstract noun of old?

    The form of "old" that would be considered an abstract noun would be "oldness", the state of being old.


    Abstract noun of old?

    The noun ‘old’ is an abstract noun as a word for a specified age; a word for a concept; for example, a ten year old; an earlier time, days of old; people who are old as a whole, enjoyed by young and old.The abstract noun form of the adjective ‘old’ is oldness, a word for a state or condition.


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    old

     (ōld)

    adj. old·er, old·est

    1.

    a. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.

    b. Relatively advanced in age: Pamela is our oldest child.

    2. Made long ago; in existence for many years: an old book.

    3.

    a. Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives: a ripe old age.

    b. Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age: a prematurely old face.

    c. Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature: a child who is old for his years.

    4. Having lived or existed for a specified length of time: She was 12 years old.

    5.

    a. Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn: an old coat.

    b. Known through long acquaintance; long familiar: an old friend.

    c. Skilled or able through long experience; practiced: He is an old hand at doing home repairs.

    6.

    a. Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient: old fossils.

    b. Belonging to or being of an earlier time: her old classmates.

    c. often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.

    7. Geology

    a. Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.

    b. Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.

    8. often ol’ (ōl)

    a. Used as an intensive: Come back any old time. Don’t give me any ol’ excuse.

    b. Used to express affection or familiarity: good ol’ Sam.

    n.

    1. An individual of a specified age: a five-year-old.

    2. Old people considered as a group. Used with the: caring for the old.

    3. Former times; yore: in days of old.



    old′ness n.

    Synonyms: old, ancient1, archaic, antediluvian, antique, antiquated
    These adjectives describe what belongs to or dates from an earlier time or period. Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying.
    Ancient pertains to the distant past: «the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun» (William Cullen Bryant).
    Archaic implies a very remote, often primitive period: an archaic Greek bronze of the seventh century bc.
    Antediluvian applies to what is extremely outdated: «I … went out to reconnoiter a fresh typewriter ribbon for Professor Mitwisser’s antediluvian machine» (Cynthia Ozick).
    Antique is applied to what is especially appreciated or valued because of its age: antique furniture; an antique vase.
    Antiquated describes what is out of date, no longer fashionable, or discredited: «No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated» (Ellen Glasgow).

    Usage Note: Old, when applied to people, is a blunt term that usually suggests at least a degree of physical infirmity and age-related restrictions. It should be used advisedly, especially in referring to people advanced in years but leading active lives. · As a comparative form, older might logically seem to indicate greater age than old, but in most cases the opposite is true. A phrase such as the older woman in the wool jacket suggests a somewhat younger person than if old is substituted. Where old expresses an absolute, an arrival at old age, older takes a more relative view of aging as a continuum—older, but not yet old. As such, older is not just a euphemism for the blunter old but rather a more precise term for someone between middle and advanced age. And unlike elderly, older does not particularly suggest frailness or infirmity, making it the natural choice in many situations. See Usage Note at elder1.

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    old

    (əʊld)

    adj

    1. having lived or existed for a relatively long time: an old man; an old tradition; old wine; an old house; an old country.

    2.

    a. of or relating to advanced years or a long life: old age.

    b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the old.

    c. old and young people of all ages

    3. decrepit or senile

    4. worn with age or use: old clothes; an old car.

    5.

    a. (postpositive) having lived or existed for a specified period: a child who is six years old.

    b. (in combination): a six-year-old child.

    c. (as noun in combination): a six-year-old.

    6. (capital when part of a name or title) earlier or earliest of two or more things with the same name: the old edition; the Old Testament; old Norwich.

    7. (Linguistics) (capital when part of a name) designating the form of a language in which the earliest known records are written: Old English.

    8. (prenominal) familiar through long acquaintance or repetition: an old friend; an old excuse.

    9. practised; hardened: old in cunning.

    10. (often preceded by: good) cherished; dear: used as a term of affection or familiarity: good old George.

    11. informal (with any of several nouns) used as a familiar form of address to a person: old thing; old bean; old stick; old fellow.

    12. skilled through long experience (esp in the phrase an old hand)

    13. out-of-date; unfashionable

    14. remote or distant in origin or time of origin: an old culture.

    15. (prenominal) former; previous: my old house was small.

    16.

    a. (prenominal) established for a relatively long time: an old member.

    b. (in combination): old-established.

    17. sensible, wise, or mature: old beyond one’s years.

    18. (Physical Geography) (of a river, valley, or land surface) in the final stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by flat extensive flood plains and minimum relief. See also youthful4, mature6

    19. (intensifier) (esp in phrases such as a good old time, any old thing, any old how, etc)

    20. (Agriculture) (of crops) harvested late

    21. good old days an earlier period of time regarded as better than the present

    22. little old informal indicating affection, esp humorous affection: my little old wife.

    23. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the old one the old gentleman informal a jocular name for Satan

    n

    an earlier or past time (esp in the phrase of old): in days of old.

    [Old English eald; related to Old Saxon ald, Old High German, German alt, Latin altus high]

    ˈoldish adj

    ˈoldness n

    Usage: Many people nowadays prefer to talk about older people rather than old people, and the phrase the old is best avoided altogether

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    old

    (oʊld)

    adj. old•er, old•est eld•er, eld•est, adj.

    1. having lived or existed for a comparatively long time; far advanced in years or life: an old man; an old building.

    2. of or pertaining to the latter part of life or existence: old age.

    3. having lived or existed for a specified time: a six-month-old company.

    4. having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer ones: our oldest child.

    5. deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated: old clothes.

    6. of long standing; having been such for a comparatively long time: an old friend.

    7. no longer in general use: This typewriter is an old model.

    8. having been replaced or supplanted by something newer or more recent: We sold our old house.

    9. former: one of my old classmates.

    10.

    a. long known or in use: the same old excuse.

    b. overfamiliar to the point of tedium: That joke gets old fast.

    11. belonging to the past: the good old days.

    12. of or originating at an earlier period or date: old maps.

    13. having been in existence since the distant past: an old family.

    14. prehistoric; ancient: old civilizations.

    15. (cap.) (of a language) in its oldest known period, as attested by the earliest written records: Old Czech.

    16. experienced: an old sailor.

    17. sedate, sensible, mature, or wise: a child old beyond her years.

    18. as if or appearing to be far advanced in years: Worry had made him old.

    19. (of colors) dull, faded, or subdued.

    20. (of land forms) far advanced in reduction by erosion or the like.

    21. (used to indicate affection, familiarity, disparagement, or a personalization): that dirty old thing.

    22. (used as an intensive): a high old time.

    n.

    23. the old, old persons collectively.

    24. a person or animal of a specified age or age group (used in combination): a program for six-year-olds.

    25. time long past: days of old.

    [before 900; Middle English; Old English eald, ald, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon ald, Old High German, German alt, Gothic altheis; akin to Old Norse ellri elder1]

    old′ness, n.

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    old

    1. ‘old’

    Old is most commonly used for describing the age of a person or thing. For example, you say that someone ‘is forty years old‘.

    Legally, witnesses must be at least fourteen years old.

    They found bits of bone which are three-and-a-half million years old.

    You can also describe someone as, for example, ‘a forty-year-old man’. Don’t say ‘a forty-years-old man‘.

    She married a sixty-year-old man.

    Sue lives with her five-year-old son John in the West Country.

    You can also say that someone is ‘a man of forty’. However, don’t say ‘a man of forty years old‘.

    Maya is a tall, strong woman of thirty.

    Actually, he looks good for a man of 62.

    2. asking about age

    You use old after how when you are asking about the age of a person or thing.

    How old are you?’ – ‘I’ll be eight next year.’

    How old is the Taj Mahal?’ – ‘It was built in about 1640, I think.’

    3. another meaning of ‘old’

    You can also use old to describe someone who has lived a very long time.

    She was a very old lady.

    He was very thin and he looked really old.

    4. ‘elderly’

    This use of old can sometimes sound rude. Elderly is a more polite word.

    I look after my elderly mother.

    Like many elderly people, Mrs Carstairs could remember voices better than faces.

    You can talk about old people as the elderly.

    This is one of the many organizations which help the elderly.

    5. old friends

    An old friend is someone who has been your friend for a long time. He or she is not necessarily an old person.

    Some of us took the opportunity to visit old friends.

    6. ‘old’ used for describing objects

    An old building or other object was built or made a long time ago.

    The museum is a massive old building.

    The drawers were full of old clothes.

    7. ‘former’

    Old can sometimes mean ‘former’. For example, your ‘old teacher’ is someone that used to be your teacher. He or she is not necessarily an old person.

    Jane returned to her old boyfriend.

    I still like to visit my old school.

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    ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

    Noun 1. old - past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')old — past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old’)

    past, past times, yesteryear — the time that has elapsed; «forget the past»

    Adj. 1. old — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; «his mother is very old»; «a ripe old age»; «how old are you?»

    experienced, experient — having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

    mature — having reached full natural growth or development; «a mature cell»

    senior — older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; «senior officer»

    young, immature — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; «young people»

    2. old — of long duration; not new; «old tradition»; «old house»; «old wine»; «old country»; «old friendships»; «old money»

    noncurrent — not current or belonging to the present time

    stale — lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; «stale bread»; «the beer was stale»

    nonmodern — not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time

    past — earlier than the present time; no longer current; «time past»; «his youth is past»; «this past Thursday»; «the past year»

    worn — affected by wear; damaged by long use; «worn threads on the screw»; «a worn suit»; «the worn pockets on the jacket»

    new — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; «a new law»; «new cars»; «a new comet»; «a new friend»; «a new year»; «the New World»

    3. old — (used for emphasis) very familiar; «good old boy»; «same old story»

    familiar — well known or easily recognized; «a familiar figure»; «familiar songs»; «familiar guests»

    4. old — skilled through long experience; «an old offender»; «the older soldiers»

    older

    experienced, experient — having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

    5. old — belonging to some prior time; «erstwhile friend»; «our former glory»; «the once capital of the state»; «her quondam lover»

    onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime, erstwhile, former

    past — earlier than the present time; no longer current; «time past»; «his youth is past»; «this past Thursday»; «the past year»

    6. old — (used informally especially for emphasis); «a real honest-to-god live cowboy»; «had us a high old time»; «went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel»

    honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough

    echt, genuine — not fake or counterfeit; «a genuine Picasso»; «genuine leather»

    7. Old — of a very early stage in development; «Old English is also called Anglo Saxon»; «Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century»

    linguistics — the scientific study of language

    early — of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; «the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.»; «Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700»

    8. old — just preceding something else in time or order; «the previous owner»; «my old house was larger»

    previous

    preceding — existing or coming before

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    old

    adjective

    1. aged, elderly, ancient, getting on, grey, mature, past it (informal), venerable, patriarchal, grey-haired, antiquated, over the hill (informal), senile, grizzled, decrepit, hoary, senescent, advanced in years, full of years, past your prime He was considered too old for the job.
    aged young, juvenile, youthful, immature

    2. tumbledown, ruined, crumbling, decayed, shaky, disintegrating, worn-out, done, tottering, ramshackle, rickety, decrepit, falling to pieces a dilapidated old farmhouse

    4. out of date, old-fashioned, dated, passé, antique, outdated, obsolete, archaic, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, behind the times, superannuated, out of style, antediluvian, unhip (slang), out of the ark (informal), démodé (French) They got rid of all their old, outdated office equipment.
    out of date new, the new, recent, current, modern, novel, fashionable, up-to-date, modish, du jour (French), culty

    5. former, earlier, past, previous, prior, one-time, erstwhile, late, quondam, whilom (archaic), ex- Mark was heartbroken when Jane returned to her old boyfriend.

    7. early, ancient, original, remote, of old, antique, aboriginal, primitive, archaic, gone by, bygone, undeveloped, primordial, primeval, immemorial, of yore, olden (archaic), pristine How did people manage in the old days before electricity?

    8. stale, common, commonplace, worn-out, banal, threadbare, trite, old hat, insipid, hackneyed, overused, repetitious, unoriginal, platitudinous, cliché-ridden, timeworn He trotted out all the same old excuses as before.

    9. long-established, seasoned, experienced, tried, tested, trained, professional, skilled, expert, master, qualified, familiar, capable, veteran, practised, accomplished, vintage, versed, hardened, competent, skilful, adept, knowledgeable, age-old, of long standing, well-versed She’s an old campaigner at this game.

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    old

    adjective

    1. Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:

    abiding, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, perdurable, perennial, permanent, persistent.

    2. Far along in life or time:

    Idiom: getting along in years.

    3. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:

    age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable.

    4. Having been such previously:

    5. Of a style or method formerly in vogue:

    antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.

    6. Skilled or knowledgeable through long practice:

    Idiom: knowing the ropes.

    The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

    Translations

    starý

    gammel

    vana

    vanhavuotias

    star

    öregrégiéveshajdaniidejétmúlt

    forngamallgamall, notaîur

    古い年取った

    나이든오래된

    vetulusvetus

    buvęs moksleivisbuvusi moksleivėsenas vilkassenatvėseni žmonės

    nolietotssensvecs

    anticvechi

    dávny

    starstarati se

    gammal

    เก่าแก่

    già

    old

    [əʊld]

    A. ADJ (older (compar) (oldest (superl)))

    3. (= not new)

    3.2. [clothes, furniture] (= tatty) → viejo; (= worn) → usado, gastado
    it’s too old to be any usees demasiado viejo para servir de algo

    6. (expressing affection) here’s old Peter comingahí viene el bueno de Peter
    good old Mike!¡este Mike!
    come on, old man! > (o.f.) → ¡venga hombre!
    she’s a funny old thinges rarita
    my or the old lady or woman (= mother) → mi or la vieja; (= wife) → la parienta
    my or the old man (= father) → mi or el viejo; (= husband) → mi marido

    C. CPD old age Nvejez f
    in one’s old ageen la vejez
    perhaps I’m going soft in my old agequizá me estoy ablandando al hacerme viejo or en la vejez
    he is unable to travel much because of old ageno puede viajar mucho debido a su edad
    see also ripe old age pension Nsubsidio m de la tercera edad, pensión f
    old age pensioner Npensionista mf, jubilado/a m/f
    the Old Bailey N (Brit) el tribunal de lo penal de más alto rango de Inglaterra
    the Old Bill N (Brit) → la poli, la pasma (Sp)
    old boy N (= former pupil) → ex-alumno m, antiguo alumno m (o.f.) (= old chap) → amigo m mío
    the old-boy network (esp pej) → el amiguismo
    the old brigade Nlos veteranos
    old campaigner Nveterano m
    old chestnut N (= joke) → broma f muy pasada; (= story) → historia f muy pasada
    Old Dominion N (US) el estado de Virginia
    Old English Ninglés m antiguo ANGLO-SAXON Old English Sheepdog Nperro m pastor ovejero inglés
    old flame Nantiguo amor m
    old folks’ home Nresidencia f de ancianos
    old girl N (= former pupil) → ex-alumna f, antigua alumna f; (= elderly woman) → señora f, abuelita f
    Old Glory N (US) bandera de los Estados Unidos
    old gold Noro m viejo
    the old guard Nla vieja guardia
    old hand Nveterano/a m/f
    he’s an old hand at photographyes un veterano de la fotografía
    old lag N (= old prisoner) → (preso/a m/f) veterano/a m/f; (= ex-prisoner) → ex-presidiario/a m/f
    old maid N (pej) → solterona f
    she’ll end up an old maidse quedará para vestir santos
    Old Man River N (US) el río Mississippi
    old master N (= work) → obra f maestra de la pintura clásica; (= painter) → gran maestro m de la pintura clásica
    old money Ndinero m de familia
    Old Nick N (hum) → Pedro Botero (hum)
    old people’s home Nresidencia f de ancianos
    old salt N (Naut) → viejo lobo m de mar
    old school tie N (Brit) (lit) corbata con los colores representativos de la escuela a la que alguien ha asistido
    the old school tie (fig) → el amiguismo
    old soldier Nveterano m, excombatiente m
    the Old South N (US) → el viejo sur
    old stager Nveterano/a m/f
    Old Testament NAntiguo Testamento m
    old wives’ tale Ncuento m de viejas, patraña f
    the Old World Nel Viejo Mundo, el Viejo Continente
    see also old-world

    OLD

    Position of «viejo» and «antiguo»
    Viejo and antiguo can go either before or after the noun, depending on their meaning.
    Viejo

     Put viejo after the noun when you are referring to age:

    …boxes full of old clothes… …cajas llenas de ropa vieja… Old cars are the ones that pollute the environment most Son los coches viejos los que más contaminan el medio ambiente

     Put viejo before the noun when you mean old in the sense of «long-standing» or «well-established»:

    They got in touch with an old friend Se pusieron en contacto con un viejo amigo Many of the old customs have changed with the passing of time Muchas de las viejas costumbres han cambiado con el paso del tiempo
    Antiguo

     Generally put antiguo after the noun to translate ancient or old in the sense of «ancient»:

    …one of Canada’s most beautiful old houses… …una de las más bellas casas antiguas de Canadá… …the old part of the town… …el barrio antiguo de la ciudad…

     Put antiguo before the noun to translate former or old in the sense of «former»:

    My old colleagues are no longer my friends Mis antiguos compañeros ya no son mis amigos …the former British colonies… …las antiguas colonias británicas…

    Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

    old

    [ˈəʊld] adj

    (gen)vieux(vieille), vieil before masc noun beginning with a vowel or before mute h
    an old tree → un vieil arbre
    an old dog → un vieux chien
    an old house → une vieille maison
    how old is it? → quel âge ça a?
    How old do you think these tombs are? → Quel âge pensez-vous qu’elles aient, ces tombes?
    It’s 10,000 years old → Ça a 10 000 ans.

    [person] → vieux(vieille), vieil before masc noun beginning with a vowel or before mute h
    an old man → un vieil homme
    old people → les personnes âgées
    how old are you? → quel âge as-tu or avez-vous?
    He’s ten years old → Il a dix ans.
    She’s two years older than me → Elle a deux ans de plus que moi.
    I’m the oldest in the family
    BUT Je suis l’aîné de la famille.
    He wasn’t old enough to understand
    BUT Il n’était pas assez âgé pour comprendre.
    You’ll understand when you’re older
    BUT Tu comprendras quand tu seras plus âgé.Tu comprendras quand tu seras plus vieux.
    to be older than sb → être plus âgé que qn, être plus vieux que qn
    He’s older than me → Il est plus âgé que moi., Il est plus vieux que moi.
    my older brother → mon frère aîné
    my older sister → ma sœur aînée
    an old friend of sb’s
    Pete’s an old friend of mine → Pete est un vieil ami à moi., Pete est un de mes vieux amis.

    any old → n’importe quel or quelle
    Any old paper will do → N’importe quel papier fera l’affaire.
    any old thing will do → n’importe quoi fera l’affaire old daysold age nvieillesse f
    in their old age → pendant leurs vieux joursold age pension old-age pension n (British) (= state pension) → retraite fold age pensioner old-age pensioner n (British)retraité(e) m/f
    She’s an old age pensioner → Elle est retraitée.Old Bailey [ˌəʊldˈbeɪlɪ] n (British) the Old Bailey cour d’assises de Londresold bat nvieille chouette fOld Bill n (British) the Old Bill → la rousse old boy n [school] → ancien élève mold days npl
    in the old days → au temps jadis
    in the good old days → au bon vieux temps

    Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

    old

    n

    pl (= old people) the olddie Alten; it caters for young and oldes hat Angebote für Jung und Alt


    old

    :

    Old Bill

    pl (Brit inf) the olddie Bullen pl (sl), → die Bullerei (sl)


    old

    :

    Old English

    nAltenglisch nt

    adjaltenglisch


    old

    :

    old-fashioned

    n (US: = cocktail) Cocktail aus Whiskey, Bitterlikör, Zucker und Früchten

    Old French

    n (Ling) → Altfranzösisch nt


    old

    :

    old lady

    n (inf) my old (= wife)meine Alte (inf); (= mother also)meine alte Dame (inf)

    old-line

    adj (= following tradition)der alten Schule; (= long-established)alteingesessen

    old man

    n (inf) my old (= husband)mein Alter (inf); (= father also)mein alter Herr (inf); the old (= boss etc)der Alte

    old rose

    adjaltrosa

    nAltrosa nt

    old school tie

    n (lit)Schulschlips m; (fig) Gehabe, das von Ehemaligen einer Public School erwartet wird

    Old South

    n Südstaaten der USA vor dem amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg


    old

    :

    Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

    Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

    old

    (əuld) adjective

    1. advanced in age. an old man; He is too old to live alone.

    2. having a certain age. He is thirty years old.

    3. having existed for a long time. an old building; Those trees are very old.

    4. no longer useful. She threw away the old shoes.

    5. belonging to times long ago. old civilizations like that of Greece.

    old age

    the later part of a person’s life. He wrote most of his poems in his old age.

    old boy/girl

    a former pupil (of a school). The new prime minister is an old boy of our school.

    ˌold-ˈfashioned adjective

    in a style common some time ago. old-fashioned clothes; Her hairstyle is very old-fashioned.

    old hand

    a person who is very experienced. He’s an old hand at this sort of job.

    old maid

    an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.

    the old

    old people. hospitals for the old.

    Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

    old

    عَجُوزٌ, قَدِيـم starý gammel alt παλιός antiguo, viejo vanha ancien, vieux star vecchio 古い, 年取った 나이든, 오래된 oud gammel stary antigo, velho старый gammal เก่า, แก่ eski, yaşlı, già 老的

    Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

    old

    a. viejo-a, anciano-a; antiguo-a;

    an ___ manun anciano, un hombre ___;

    an ___ methodun método antiguo;

    How ___ are you?¿Cuántos años tiene, tienes?;

    I am fifty years ___Tengo cincuenta años;

    ___ wives’ talecuento de ___ -s.

    English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

    • How old are you?
    • I’m fifty years old
    • He’s ten years old (US)
      He is ten years old (UK)
    • She’s twelve years old (US)
      She is twelve years old (UK)

    Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

    old

    adj viejo, de edad avanzada; How old are you?..¿Cuántos años tiene Ud.?; — man hombre m de edad avanzada, viejo, anciano; — woman mujer f de edad avanzada, vieja, anciana; to grow — envejecer; [Note: The terms viejo and anciano when applied to people can be off-putting to some Spanish speakers.]

    English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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    Several guests who were assembled in the old parlour rose to greet Mr.

    Just at that moment the merry old man came in who lived up a-top of the house all alone; for he had neither wife nor children—but he liked children very much, and knew so many fairy tales, that it was quite delightful.

    A bald, well-preserved old man, with a broad, red beard, gray on his cheeks, opened the gate, squeezing against the gatepost to let the three horses pass.

    The latter good soul was a gaunt, angular woman, who, with an old black bonnet on the top of her head, the strings dangling about her shoulders, and her gown tucked through her pocket-holes, went clattering about the dairy, cheese-room, and yard, in high pattens.

    «You positively refuse to let me have this crazy old house, and the land under and adjoining, at the price named?»

    Troy (taking Robert Moody with him as a valuable witness) rang the bell at the mean and dirty lodging-house in which Old Sharon received the clients who stood in need of his advice.

    At this sale, of course I found myself in company with the old broken-down horses — some lame, some broken-winded, some old, and some that I am sure it would have been merciful to shoot.

    Toward ten o’clock the men servants rushed to the front door, hearing the bells of the old prince’s carriage approaching.

    In the garden that afternoon, Nancy found a few minutes in which to interview Old Tom, who had pulled the weeds and shovelled the paths about the place for uncounted years.

    Anybody may pass, any day, in the thronged thoroughfares of the metropolis, some meagre, wrinkled, yellow old man (who might be supposed to have dropped from the stars, if there were any star in the Heavens dull enough to be suspected of casting off so feeble a spark), creeping along with a scared air, as though bewildered and a little frightened by the noise and bustle.

    AND IN WHICH THE NARRATIVE REVERTS TO THE MERRY OLD GENTLEMAN AND HIS YOUTHFUL FRIENDS.

    Then, the crowds for ever passing and repassing on the bridges (on those which are free of toil at last), where many stop on fine evenings looking listlessly down upon the water with some vague idea that by and by it runs between green banks which grow wider and wider until at last it joins the broad vast sea—where some halt to rest from heavy loads and think as they look over the parapet that to smoke and lounge away one’s life, and lie sleeping in the sun upon a hot tarpaulin, in a dull, slow, sluggish barge, must be happiness unalloyed—and where some, and a very different class, pause with heaver loads than they, remembering to have heard or read in old time that drowning was not a hard death, but of all means of suicide the easiest and best.

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