old

adjective

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    just preceding something else in time or order

    the previous owner

    my old house was larger

  3. 3

    skilled through long experience

    an old offender

    the older soldiers

  4. 4

    (used for emphasis) very familiar

    good old boy

    same old story

  5. 5

    (used informally especially for emphasis)

    a real honest-to-god live cowboy

    had us a high old time

  6. 6

    of long duration; not new

    old tradition

    old house

  7. 7

    (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

  8. 8

    belonging to some prior time

    erstwhile friend

    our former glory

noun

  1. 1

    past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

    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

Synonyms

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