āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§,āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, not young
living in the later stages of life
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old gentleman greeted everyone with a warm smile.
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨
(of a thing) having been used or existing for a long period of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She had old photographs of her parents displayed on the wall.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2.1
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
worn, aged, or deteriorated due to prolonged use or the passage of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old couch in the living room had faded fabric and sagging cushions.
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car in the garage is thirty years old but runs perfectly.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻļ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
well-known or familiar because they have been experienced or encountered many times before
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He always uses the same old excuses when he âs late for work.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
4.1
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨
referring to someone one has known or had a relationship with for a significant amount of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Bob âs an old friend of mine; we âve known each other since childhood.
āĻŦāĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§; āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
05
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
expressing fondness, familiarity, or affection toward someone or something
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Same old Mom, always looking out for us.
āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His old students still keep in touch with him even though he retired years ago.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He still keeps in touch with some of his colleagues from his old job.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Scholars study Old English to better understand the roots of the modern English language.
āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ
having extensive knowledge, practice, or skill in a particular field or activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As an old trooper, he knew exactly how to handle tough situations with ease.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old often have wisdom to share from their many years of experience.
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
oldish
oldness
old
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
