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How to pronounce old in English?

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Synonyms older


an old offender.
the older soldiers.
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Synonyms erstwhile, former, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime
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Synonyms previous


my old house was larger.
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Synonyms bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell


we had a grand old time.
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Derivation oldness


old tradition.
old house.
old wine.
old country.
old friendships.
old money.
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Type of past, past times, yesteryear
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Derivation oldness


his mother is very old.
a ripe old age.
how old are you?.
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good old boy.
same old story.

Examples of old

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Tired of hearing your brain is going to be mush by the time you're old and grey?
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The skiffs are a tradition in and of themselves, as some are over 100 years old.
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So they began their annual get-togethers before they were old enough for school.
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The contrast between the old and new churches is striking, and not just in size.
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For $2 you can take a dip in an old, spring-fed limestone quarry pool in Tenino.
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In addition, the 15-year-old faces a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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The store itself is an old public works garage that shares a wall with the jail.
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They are two years old and about 24-30 inches high, and they are nice and bushy.
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A 20-year-old lifeguard who said Tameris would text her and ask her to hang out.
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  • (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?"
  • Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • Of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
  • Old(a): (used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story"
  • Skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
  • Erstwhile(a): belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
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