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old

From Wiktionary
old is on the Basic English 850 List.
oil - old - on
old is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
okay - old - on

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
old

Comparative
older

Superlative
oldest

Positive
old

Comparative
elder

Superlative
eldest
An old man
  1. If someone or something is old, they are not young; they have been in existence for a long time.
    An old man has gray hair.
    This old book was written a hundred years ago.
  2. How old someone is, is their age.
    "Ashley, how old are you?" "I'm only 16 years old."
  3. (not before a noun) Your old school, boss, address, etc. is one that you no longer use or are no longer together with.
    I didn't have many friends at my old school.
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