Old meaning in English

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Definition

old: elderly, aged, the opposite of young or new adjective
I am 35 years old: I was born 35 years ago, my age is 35 idiom

UK: When I grow old, will you still love me?
US: I will love you as long as you don't look too old.

Examples

  • "It turns out our older one wasn't actually broken, you know, just unplugged."
  • "Bruno : Edward, some of this wine and cheese is older than you are, and much of it smells better."
  • "If you have newer servers, I'd advise you to replace the older access points with the 11g."
  • "Bruno : And some old photos, yes."
  • "We are confident that "Old Man Smell" will not cause you any health problems."
  • "When they had the earthquake in San Francisco back in nineteen-six, they said that ol' mother nature was up to her old tricks."
  • "You're only 12 years old!"
  • "We have done our best to reduce the size of our own email accounts by deleting emails older than 90 days, as well as emails with large attachments or animal photos."
  • "Philip : Bruno, isn't he like a hundred and ten years old?"
  • "Forget about the old West, I'm taking you to the new East!"
  • "Forget about the Old West, I'm taking you to the new East!"
  • "Tatiana : Well well, if it isn't my old comrade Brian Jones."
  • "What's that, old friend?"
  • "I am seventeen weeks old, and yes, I am indeed a talking baby."
  • "an angry old bear"
  • "Bruno : Horatio, my oldest, dearest friend."
  • "I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me a list of the ingredients of your perfume for men, "Old Man Smell", so that I may put my worries to rest."
  • "Let's see what old Brent Vanderplop can do."
  • "Horatio : This old submarine could use a lick of paint!"
  • "Bruno : That old guy with a beard is one of the most prominent mathematicians in the world Brian."

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