old

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

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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.

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7. Of an earlier time.

   Former, previous.

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

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   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 Obsolete; out-of-date.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. (Британія)Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.

12. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

    Your constant pestering is getting old.

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1. You're never too old to learn.

   Вчитися ніколи не пізно. — deniko

   ruУчиться никогда не поздно. — al_ex_an_der

   deEs ist nie zu spät zum Lernen. — MUIRIEL

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2. The old man died of cancer.

   Цей старий помер від раку. — iceman

   ruСтарик умер от рака. — odexed

   deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs. — MikeMolto

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3. What's your older sister doing now?

   Що зараз робить ваша сестра? — Oleksandr_Tahayev

   ruЧто сейчас делает твоя старшая сестра? — Selena777

   deWas macht deine ältere Schwester gerade? — Zaghawa

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4. You and I are old friends.

   Ми з тобою старі друзі. — deniko

   ruМы с вами старинные друзья. — sharptoothed

   deDu und ich, wir sind alte Freunde. — Zaghawa

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5. My older brother is a teacher.

   Мій старший брат — учитель. — deniko

   ruМой старший брат - учитель. — souris_qui_rit

   deMein älterer Bruder ist Lehrer. — cost

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