Значение

значений: 17
  1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

    an old abandoned building

    an old friend

    (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

  2. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

    Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.

    a wrinkled old man

  3. Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.

    an old loaf of bread

    alt

  4. Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.

    the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees

    Basque is the oldest language in Europe

  5. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

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

  6. Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    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.

    alt

  7. Of an earlier time.

    Former, previous.

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

    alt

    бы́вшийbývšij, пре́жнийpréžnij, ста́рыйstáryj

  8. That is no longer in existence.

    The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.

  9. Obsolete; out-of-date.

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

  10. Familiar.

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

    She always makes the same old excuses.

    (used for emphasis) very familiar

  11. (Британия)Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.

  12. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

    Your constant pestering is getting old.

    alt

Примеры

предложений: 11762
  1. I ran into an old friend.

    Я случайно встретил старого друга. — marafon

    deIch habe zufällig einen alten Freund getroffen. — al_ex_an_der

  2. You're never too old to learn.

    Учиться никогда не поздно. — al_ex_an_der

    ukВчитися ніколи не пізно. — deniko

    deEs ist nie zu spät zum Lernen. — MUIRIEL

  3. You're old enough to know better.

    Ты достаточно взрослый, чтобы знать лучше. — FeuDRenais

    deDu bist alt genug, um es besser zu wissen. — MUIRIEL

  4. The old couple had no children.

    У старой пары не было детей. — sharptoothed

    deDas alte Ehepaar hatte keine Kinder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The old man lived by himself.

    Старик жил один. — Selena777

    deDer alte Mann lebte allein. — Tamy

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 2
of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time:
of a living being: having lived for relatively many years:
Русский
По значениям 3
of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time:
of a living being: having lived for relatively many years:
former:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time:

Происхождение

Inherited from Middle English old, oold, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient,

Inherited from Middle English old, oold, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, tall, big”).

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Формы

older/elder, oldest/eldest
Сравнительная степеньolder / elder Урок
Превосходная степеньoldest / eldest Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 60
having existed or lived for the specified time:agedA2of age
having existed for a long period of time:ancientA2
former:erstwhile
Близкие по смыслу

Антонимы

антонимов: 10
having existed for a long period of time:brand newfreshA2newA1neo-ceno-
having lived for many years:youngA1
new-fanglednubile

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 161

Сочетаемость

шаблонов: 12
  • older older than
  • older older
  • years old
  • an an old
  • thirteen years old
  • three years old
  • thirty years old
  • old enough to
  • older older brother
  • years older older
  • is older older
  • as old as

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