Old (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time".
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Meaning 2
(used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story".
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Examples
- He's a good old friend of mine from college.
- The same old routine was getting boring for her.
- The old neighborhood had changed a lot since he left.
- She's been telling the same old joke for years.
- The good old days of summer vacation were over.
Meaning 3
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?".
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Meaning 4
Of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century".
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Meaning 5
Just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger".
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Meaning 6
Of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money".
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Meaning 7
Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover".
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Meaning 8
Skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers".
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