The meaning of Old

adjective

Having lived for a specified length of time; of a specified age.

Usage examples:

Young people aged 14 to 18

verb

Grow old or older.

Usage examples:

The tiredness we feel as we age

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

The ancient civilizations of the mediterranean

noun

An old man.

Usage examples:

A solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

noun

A standard, flag, or ensign.

Usage examples:

The ancient was a banner bearing an heraldic device, the token of ancient or noble descent, borne b…

adjective

Of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood.

Usage examples:

Gigantic bones of antediluvian animals

adjective

Belonging to an earlier time.

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Relics of a bygone age

noun

A thing dating from an earlier time.

Usage examples:

The museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones

adjective

Belonging to or happening in a past time

Usage examples:

The empty factories are relics of a bygone era.

adjective

Relating to ancient greek or latin literature, art, or culture.

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Classical mythology

adjective

Belonging to or relating to the culture of ancient rome and greece

Usage examples:

Classical architecture/languages, classical ballet

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

adjective

(of a person) old or ageing.

Usage examples:

An elderly relative

adjective

Old

Usage examples:

William is nearly 50, and his parents are elderly., the city is building new housing for the elderly.

verb

Past participle of forget.

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines

verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

adjective

Having previously been a particular thing.

Usage examples:

Her former boyfriend

noun

A person or thing that forms something.

Usage examples:

An opinion-former

adjective

Of an earlier time, but not now

Usage examples:

The former president lives on his ranch., of the two suggestions, i prefer the former.

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

Usage examples:

Grey flannel trousers

noun

Grey colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb

(especially of hair) become grey with age.

Usage examples:

He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

adjective

Having or streaked with grey hair.

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Grizzled hair

verb

(of a child) cry fretfully.

Usage examples:

Sometimes children grizzled, sometimes they wailed

adjective

Having hair that is grey or becoming grey

Usage examples:

Grizzled veterans in uniform gathered at the war monument.

adjective

Greyish white.

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Hoary cobwebs

adjective

Very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny

Usage examples:

He told a few hoary old jokes and nobody laughed.

adjective

Originating in the distant past; very old.

Usage examples:

An immemorial custom

adjective

Fully developed physically; full-grown.

Usage examples:

She was now a mature woman

verb

(of a person or thing) become fully grown or developed.

Usage examples:

Children mature at different ages

verb

To become completely grown

Usage examples:

Humans take longer to mature than most other animals., [ i ] when you are the oldest child of a lar…

adjective

Relating to the middle ages.

Usage examples:

A medieval castle

adjective

Of or from the middle ages (= the period in the past from about 500 to 1500)

Usage examples:

The tunnels were dug in medieval times as an escape route.

adjective

Relating to former times.

Usage examples:

The olden days

adjective

From a long time ago

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Olden times/days

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

adjective

Having lived or existed for a long time in comparison to others of the same kind

Usage examples:

An old man lives there with his dog., they have a beautiful old farm house in the country., she got…

adjective

Gone by in time and no longer existing.

Usage examples:

The danger is now past

noun

The time before the moment of speaking or writing.

Usage examples:

She found it hard to make ends meet in the past

preposition

To or on the further side of.

Usage examples:

He rode on past the crossroads

adjective

Relating to or denoting the period before written records.

Usage examples:

Prehistoric man

adjective

Happening in the period of human history before there were written records

Usage examples:

Painting originated in prehistoric times with murals drawn on cave walls.

adjective

Existing or occurring before in time or order.

Usage examples:

She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening

noun

Previous convictions; a criminal record.

Usage examples:

He's got previous—theft and wounding

adjective

Happening or existing before the one mentioned

Usage examples:

The previous owner of the house added a back porch., she was previously employed as a tour guide.

adjective

Of the earliest time in history.

Usage examples:

Mile after mile of primeval forest

adjective

Existing at or from a very early time; ancient

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Primeval forests

adjective

Existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.

Usage examples:

The primordial oceans

adjective

Existing at or since the beginning of the world or the universe

Usage examples:

Primordial gases

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

Usage examples:

The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Of or for older or more experienced people.

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Senior citizens

noun

A person who is a specified number of years older than someone else.

Usage examples:

She was only two years his senior