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Definition old in British English

old

adjective
1

used for talking about the age of someone or something

Example

She didn't mention how old her children were.

Example

'How old are you?' 'I'm 5 years old.'

Example

He's not old enough to see this film.

Example

Aren't you too old to play with dolls?

Synonyms and related words
age age bracket age bracket
1.1

used for saying that someone is not as young as other people

Example

He's 26 now, which is quite old in this sport.

Example

He's the oldest boy in his class.

Example

I'm older than my brother.

Synonyms and related words
age age age bracket
2

someone or something that is old has lived a long time

Example

A lot of old people live alone.

Example

Trees are the oldest living things on the planet.

Example

I hope I'll still be able to play golf when I get old.

Synonyms and related words
aged ageing age-old the old the elderly the old
2.1

old people. Many people now think that this expression is offensive.

Synonyms and related words
the aged centenarian the elderly
3

something that is old has existed or been used for a long time

Example

There's an old belief that animals can predict earthquakes.

Example

Her sewing machine's really old - it was her mother's.

Synonyms and related words
aged ageing age-old age-old
3.1

used in a negative way about something that is not useful or in good condition any longer

Example

Why do you keep all these old newspapers?

Example

That old car of theirs is getting so unreliable.

Synonyms and related words
useless ineffective inefficient
3.2

used in a positive way about something that is very familiar

Example

It was nice to get back into my old routine.

Synonyms and related words
open kimono known overt
4

used for describing something that existed, happened, or was used in the past

Example

'Thy' is an old way of saying 'your'.

Example

Look at all these old machines!

Synonyms and related words
aged age-old age-old
4.1

used for referring to something that has been replaced by a newer thing of the same type

Example

The old motorway to Glasgow only had two lanes.

Synonyms and related words
aged ageing age-old
4.2

used with the names of towns and countries, for referring to the oldest part or to the way it was in the past

Example

a tour of Warsaw's picturesque Old Town

Synonyms and related words
aged ageing age-old
4.3

used with the names of languages to refer to the form of the language that was used in the past

Example

a poem written in Old English

Synonyms and related words
agglutinative classical cognate
5

used for showing that you like someone and care about them

Example

How is my old buddy Jim?

Example

Dear old Aunty Emily - what would we do without her?

Synonyms and related words
love mate mate
Example

Being the houseguest having to sleep on the couch was getting old very quickly.

Definition old in British English

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Words related to old:

age-old (adjective) good old (phrase) grand old (phrase) of old () old age () old bag () old bat () old boy () old dear () old fart () old flame () old fogey () old folk () old fruit () old girl () Old Glory () old hat () old lag () old man () poor old (phrase)