How To Spell old?
How to Pronounce old?
Correct pronunciation for the word "old" is [ˈə͡ʊld], [ˈəʊld], [ˈəʊ_l_d].
Definition of old
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Advanced in age; decayed by time; existing long; not new or fresh; ancient; of any duration whatever; previous; long practised; cultivated for long; more than enough; crafty. Old age, advanced years. Old-clothesman, a dealer in old clothes. Old-fashioned, long out of fashion. Old-gentleman, the evil one. Old-maid, an unmarried female somewhat advanced in years. Old red sandstone, a series of red sandstone rocks lying below the coal formation. Old style. Old Testament, that part of the Bible which contains the canonical books written previous to Christ. Old Tom, a sort of strong gin. Old-wife, a prating old woman; a man like an old woman in his habits.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for old?
What is the present tense of Old?
What is the past tense of Old?
What is the adverb for old?
The adverb form of "old" is "oldly".
What is the adjective for old?
The adjective form of the word "old" is "elderly" or "aged".
Usage over time for old:
This graph shows how "old" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of old?
The plural of the "old" can be the "olds".
What is the singular form of old?
The singular of the "old" can be the "old".
Synonyms for Old:
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adj.
• dilapidated • historical • advanced in age • aged • past • traditional, long-established • old • recorded as actually having happened • out-of-date; prehistoric • former • mossy • musty • perennial • obsolete • late • veteran • deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age • inveterate • medieval • senile • decrepit • secondhand • ancestral • experienced • lasting • broken-down -
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- ineffective ,
- inefficient ,
- futile ,
- faulty ,
- defective .
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- ability .
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- dated .
- echt .
- grey .
- auld .
- cold .
- hoar .
- gaga .
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v.
• pass- date .
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