old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of …

9 Samh 2025 · old (comparative older or elder, superlative oldest or eldest or (US, dialectal) oldermost) Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of …

That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times. I think this cheese is old, judging by the smell of it.

Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant).

Definition of Old. What does Old mean? Meaning of Old. Old synonyms, pronunciation, spelling and more from Free Dictionary.

You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.

far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree. of or pertaining to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age.

OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for a long time: 2. having been used or owned for a long time: 3. used…. Learn more.

Old English (Englisc or Ænglisc, pronounced [ˈeŋɡliʃ] or [ˈæŋɡliʃ]), or Anglo-Saxon, [a] is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland …

There are 40 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective old, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.