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Meaning of OLD in English

Open country.

Use in sentences of OLD

    Meaning of OLD in English

    • Open country.
    • Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
    • Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
    • Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
    • Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
    • Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
    • Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
    • Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
    • More than enough; abundant.
    • Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
    • Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
    • Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.

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