Meaning of old | Babel Free

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1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
2. old (having existed for a long time)
3. the later part of a person's life. He wrote most of his poems in his old age. die ouderdom, oudag, grysheid شَيْخوخَه късна възраст velhice stáří hohes Alter alderdom γηρατειάvejez vanaduspõlv پیری vanhuus vieillesseזקנה बुढ़ापा, वृद्धावस्था starost öregkor(i) usia tua gamals aldur, elli vecchiaia 老年 노년 senatvė vecums tua ouderdomalderdom zaawansowany/podeszły wiek د زوړوالى سن velhice bătrâ­neţe старость staroba starost starost ålderdom[en] ช่วงหลังของชีวิต yaşlılık, ihtiyarlık 晚年 старість ب...
4. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
5. old (having lived for many years)
6. a former pupil (of a school). The new prime minister is an old boy of our school. oudleerling تِلْميذ سابِق في مدرَسَةٍ ما бивш ex-aluno bývalý, -á žák, -yně früherer Schüler/ frühere Schülerin gammel elev παλιός μαθητής ex alumno; ex alumna vilistlane دانش آموز پیشین entinen oppilas ancien/-ienne élève חָבֵר לְסָפסָל הַלִימוּדִים בְּעָבַר भूतपूर्व छात्र bivši učenik öregdiák bekas murid fyrrverandi nemandi (í tilteknum skóla) ex allievo/alunno, ex allieva/alunna 卒業生 졸업생 buvęs moksleivis biju...
7. Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
8. old (former, previous)
9. in a style common some time ago. old-fashioned clothes; Her hairstyle is very old-fashioned. outyds عَتيق الطِّراز، بَطُلَ إسْتِعْمالُه старомоден fora de moda staromódní altmodisch gammeldags παλιομοδίτικος, ξεπερασμένοςanticuado, pasado de moda vanamoodne از مد افتاده vanhanaikainen démodé שַׁמרָנִי पुरानी चाल का staromodan ódivatú kuno gamaldags fuorimoda, antiquato 時代遅れの 구식의 senamadis vecmodīgs ketinggalan zaman ouderwetsgammeldagsstaromodny له موډه لويدلى fora de moda demodat старомодный...
10. Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.
11. stale (no longer novel or interesting)
12. a person who is very experienced. He's an old hand at this sort of job. bedrewe wees خَبير، ذو تَجْرِبَه опитен veterano starý rutinér ein alter Hase gammel rotte παλιά καραβάνα, άνθρωπος με μακρόχρονη πείρα veterano, experto vilunud mees با تجربه konkari vieux routier וָתִיק וּמנוּסֶה अनुभवी व्यक्ति stari lisac (tapasztalt) vén róka orang berpengalaman gamall í hettunni, vanur veterano, 熟練者 숙련자 senas vilkas zinātājs; pratējs; speciālists orang yg berpengalaman iemand met ervaring dreven, erf...
13. an old person
14. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
15. an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage. oujongnooi عانِس، فاتَها وقت الزَّواج стара мома solteirona stará panna alte Jungfer pebermø ανύπαντρη γυναίκα solterona vanatüdruk دختر ترشیده vanhapiika vieille fille בְּתוּלָה זְקֵנָה अविवाहित महिला, रूखा आदमी, रूखी औरत usidjelica vénkisasszony perawan tua piparmey zitella オールドミス 노처녀 senmergė vecmeita anak dara tua oude vrijsterpeppermø, gammel jomfrustara panna نه واده شوى زړه پيغله solteirona fată bătrână старая дева stará dievka ...
16. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
17. old people. hospitals for the old. bejaardes المُسِنّون، كِبار السِّن възрастни os idosos staří lidé die Alten (pl.) de ældre οι ηλικιωμένοι las personas mayores, los ancianos vanainimesed سالمندان vanhukset les gens âgés הַקְשִישִים वृद्ध लोग bolnica za starije ljude az öregek orang tua aldraðir i vecchi 老人 노인 seni žmonės, seneliai vecie [] org tua bejaarden eldre starsi ludzie زوړ os velhos bă­trânii старики starí ľudia stari ljudje stari ljudi gamla människor, åldringar ผู้สูงอายุ yaşlılar...
18. Of an earlier time.
19. Former, previous.
20. viejo-a, anciano-a; antiguo-a;an ___ man → un anciano, un hombre ___;
21. That is no longer in existence.
22. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
23. Obsolete; out-of-date.
24. Made long ago; in existence for many years: an old book.
25. Familiar.
26. Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives: a ripe old age.
27. Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
    UK
28. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
29. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
30. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
31. Indicating affection and familiarity.
    informal
32. Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
33. Excessive, abundant.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“an old abandoned building”

“an old friend”

“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.”

“When asked why the devices were retrofitted on older models instead of newer ones, Sarno said the MTA typically uses older car models when making modifications in case there are any unwanted effects.”

“a wrinkled old man”

“an old loaf of bread”

“the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees”

“Basque is the oldest language in Europe”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“But over my old life, a new life had formed.”

“The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.”

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

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

“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.’”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“We're having a good old time.”

“My next car will be a big old SUV.”

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

“Look at Murphy playing with newest old favorite toy; he loves it!”

“any old”

“Finally, when they were all done slobbering around, old Sally introduced us.”

“Monsieur's story is too old for our Juvenile Magazine.”

“The text is too old for toddlers, but the colorful photographs are large enough and appropriate for them.”

“Diane Ehrensaft (1997) finds that middle-class parents typically buy "older" toys for their children to encourage accelerated development.”

“If you feel you have to leave something out because it's too horrible, then either the story is too old for the child, or you fail to understand the way your child will accept the rough justice and feel inwardly content at the outcome.”

“Bluey: Oh! It's like checkers! Bandit: Yeah, but a lot harder than checkers. Chilli: And so probably a bit old for Bluey, right?”

“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;”

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