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Etymology
OE. ald, from Germanic *al�oz �grown-up�, originally a participle form corresponding to Latin altus. Cognate with Dutch oud, German alt.

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/��ld/, SAMPA|/@Uld/
(US): AHD|�ld, IPA|/o�ld/, SAMPA|/oUld/
audio|en-us-old.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
old (compar older or elder, superl oldest or eldest)

1. Of an object, concept, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

#:* an old abandoned building

1. Of a living being, having lived for relatively many years.

#:* a wrinkled old man

1. Having existed or lived for the specified time.

#:* How old are they? She�s five years old and he�s seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old.
#:* My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.
#:* a five-year-old car

1. former|Former, previous.

#:* My new car is not as good as my old one.
#* 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing
#*: But over my old life, a new life had formed.

1. obsolete|Obsolete; out-of-date.

#:* That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.

1. tiresome|Tiresome

#: Your constant pestering is getting old.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|having existed for a long period of time ancient
italbrac-colon|having lived for many years aged, ageing, aging, elderly
italbrac-colon|having existed or lived for the specified time aged, of age
italbrac-colon|former erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, past
italbrac-colon|out-of-date antiquated, obsolete (words)

Antonyms
italbrac-colon|having existed for a long period of time brand new, fresh, new
italbrac-colon|having lived for many years young
italbrac-colon|former: current, latest, new

Translations
trans-top|of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time
Arabic: Arab|�د�� (qadīm)
Aragonese: biello
Armenian: Õ°Õ«Õ¶ (heen)
Basque: zahar
Bosnian: t-|bs|star
Catalan: vell m, vella f, antic m, antiga f
Chinese: � (jiù)
Croatian: t-|hr|star
Czech: t+|cs|starý
Danish: gammel
Dutch: t+|nl|oud
Ewe: xoxo n
Finnish: t+|fi|vanha
French: vieux m sg and pl, vieil m sg before a vowel or h muet, vieille f, vieilles f|p (used before the noun)
German: alt :de:alt|^
Greek: t|el|�αλι��|m|scGrek (paliós), t|el|α��αίο�|m|scGrek (archaíos)
Hebrew: �ש�|�ָשָ�� (ya'shan)
Hungarian: t+|hu|régi
Ido: anciena
Irish: t-|ga|sean|xs=Irish
Italian: vecchio m, vecchia f, vecchi p, vecchie f|p
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Japanese: �� (���, furui)
Korean: ���� (orae-doeda), �� (nakda)
Kurdish: kevn, KUchar|Ú©Û�Ù�
Malayalam: പഴയ (pazhaya), പഴയത� (pazhayathu)
Norwegian: gammel
Occitan: vièlh m, vielha f
Old English: t-|ang|eald|xsOld English, t-|ang|gamol|xsOld English
Polish: t+|pl|stary|m, t-|pl|stara|f, t-|pl|stare|n
Portuguese: velho
Romanian: vechi m, veche f
Russian: t+|ru|��а��й|trstáryj|scCyrl
Serbian:

Scottish Gaelic: sean, aosda, aosmhor
Slovak: starý m, stará f, staré n
Slovene: star m, stara f, staro n
Spanish: antiguo m, antigua f; viejo m, vieja f
Swedish: använd, förlegad, gammal, utsliten
Telugu: పాత (paata)
Turkish: t+|tr|eski
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trans-top|of a living being: having lived for relatively many years
Albanian: t-|sq|plak|xs=Albanian
Arabic: Arab|�ب�ر ا�س� (kabīr as-sin)
Aragonese: biello
Armenian: Õ®Õ¥Ö� (tzer)
Bosnian: t-|bs|star
Catalan: vell, gran
Chinese: �� (l�o de)
Czech: t+|cs|starý
Danish: gammel
Dutch: t+|nl|oud
Estonian: t-|et|vana
Finnish: t+|fi|vanha
French: vieux m sg and pl, vieil m sg before a vowel or h muet, vieille f, vieilles f|p (used before the noun)
German: t+|de|alt
Greek: t|el|γη�αι��|m|scGrek (giraiós), t|el|ηλικι�μένο�|m|scGrek (ilikioménos)
Hebrew: �ק�|�ָקֵ� (zaken) m, �קנ� (zkena) f, �קנ�� (zkenim) p, �קנ�ת (zkenot) f|p
Hungarian: t+|hu|öreg
Ido: olda
Irish: t-|ga|sean|xs=Irish
Italian: vecchio m, vecchia f, vecchi p, vecchie f|p
Japanese: 年� (����, toshiyorí)
Korean: ���� (nai-deulda)
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ�ر����رد (man), KUchar|پ�ر���� (woman), pîr, KUchar|پ�ر
Latin: t+|la|vetus, t-|la|vetulus
Malayalam: പഴയ (pazhaya), പഴയത� (pazhayathu)
Norwegian: gammel
Old English: t-|ang|eald|xsOld English, t-|ang|gamol|xsOld English
Polish: t+|pl|stary|m, t-|pl|stara|f, t-|pl|stare|n
Portuguese: velho
Romanian: b�trân m, b�trân� f
Russian: t+|ru|��а��й|trstáryj|scCyrl
Serbian:

Slovak: starý m, stará f, staré n or bývalý m, bývalá f, bývalé n
Slovene: star m, stara f, staro n
Spanish: anciano m, anciana f; viejo m, vieja f
Swedish: gammal, åldrig, ålderstigen
Telugu: మ�సలి (musali)
Turkish: t+|tr|ya�lı
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trans-top|former
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¶Ö�Õ¡Õ® (antsatz)
Bosnian: t-|bs|star
Catalan: vell, antic
Czech: t+|cs|starý
Danish: tidligere
French: ancien m, ancienne f (used before the noun), ex-#French|ex- m|f
Greek: t|el|���ην|scGrek (próin), t|el|�έ��|scGrek (téos)
Irish: sean, ath-
Kurdish: (ya/yê) berê, KUchar|پ�ش�
Norwegian: gammel
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Polish: t+|pl|stary|m, t-|pl|stara|f, t-|pl|stare|n
Portuguese: antigo
Romanian: t-|ro|antic|m, t-|ro|vechi|m
Serbian:

Slovak: starý m, stará f, staré n
Slovene: star m, stara f, staro n
Spanish: viejo m, vieja f (used before the noun); sometimes with people ex-#Spanish|ex-
Swedish: tidigare, före detta
Telugu: మ�న�ప�ి (munupaTi)
Turkish: önceki
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trans-top|having existed or lived for the specified time
Bosnian: t-|bs|star
Catalan: translated by tenir followed by the length of time

Czech: t+|cs|starý
Danish: gammel
French: translated by avoir followed by the length of time

Finnish: t-|fi|vuotias

Hebrew: ��|�ֵּ� (ben) m, �ת|�ַּת (bat) f

Irish: d'aois (of age)

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Italian: translated by avere followed by the length of time

Norwegian: gammel
Polish: t+|pl|stary|m, t-|pl|stara|f, t-|pl|stare|n
Russian: (dative case) он#Russian|ем� п��� ле�о#Russian|ле�
Serbian:

Slovak: starý m, stará f, staré n
Slovene: star m, stara f, staro n
Spanish: que + (tener) + (period) + (unit of time)

Swedish: t+|sv|gammal
Turkish: five years old = 5 ya�ında
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Chinese:

ttbc|Frisian: âld
ttbc|Manchu: (fe)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|پ�ر (pir) (1), FAchar|�د��� (ghadimi)
ttbc|Welsh: hên

Derived terms
top3
age-old
an old hand at
old age
Old Blighty
old fart
old-fashioned
old franc
mid3
old gold
old hat
oldies
old lace
old lady
old man
old money
mid3
Old Nick
old penny
old saw
old school
Old Testament
old woman
old-world

Category:200 English basic words

Hungarian

Verb
old

1. to solve
2. to untie

Category:Hungarian verbs

af:old
ang:old
ar:old
de:old
es:old
fa:old
fr:old
ko:old
hy:old
io:old
id:old
it:old
kk:old
ku:old
la:old
lt:old
li:old
hu:old
ja:old
pa:old
pl:old
pt:old
ru:old
simple:old
fi:old
sv:old
ta:old
te:old
vi:old
tr:old
uk:old
zh:old

• 2007-12-05 09:34 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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