Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Elderly

    The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

More definitions
  • skilled through long experience
  • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
  • advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)

Examples

1969 sentences
  1. What's your older sister doing now?

    Що зараз робить ваша сестра?

    ruЧто сейчас делает твоя старшая сестра?

    deWas macht deine ältere Schwester gerade?

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  2. My older brother is a teacher.

    Мій старший брат — учитель.

    ruМой старший брат - учитель.

    deMein älterer Bruder ist Lehrer.

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  3. He looks older than my brother.

    Він виглядає старшим, ніж мій брат.

    ruОн выглядит старше, чем мой брат.

    deEr sieht älter aus als mein Bruder.

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  4. He's three years older than me.

    Він старший за мене на три роки.

    ruОн старше меня на три года.

    deEr ist drei Jahre älter als ich.

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  5. Tom is older than I am.

    Том старший від мене.

    ruТом старше, чем я.

    deTom ist älter als ich.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • skilled through long experience:old
  • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son:eldersr.
  • advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables):agedelderlysenior

Collocations

12 patterns
  • older older than
  • older older
  • older older brother
  • years older older
  • is older older
  • much older older
  • older older sister
  • my older older
  • older brother
  • lot older older
  • little older older
  • older sister

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
older — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto