Old
adjective
Having lived or existed for a long time.
My grandfather is 90 years old.
Often appears as...
- years old
- old person
adjective
Used to describe or ask about someone's age.
How old are you?
Often appears as...
- old enough
- too old
adjective
Belonging to the past; former.
They visited their old school.
Often appears as...
- old days
- old times
adjective
Not modern; dated.
The player can't handle these old versions of the game.
Often appears as...
- old clothes
- old technology
adjective
Tired, weary.
After many hours of work, she felt old
Often appears as...
- feel old
- look old
adjective
Having qualities associated with age, wisdom.
He might be young but he has an old soul.
Often appears as...
- old head
- old soul
adjective
Having lived or existed for a long time.
My grandfather is 90 years old.
Often appears as...
- years old
- old person
adjective
Used to describe or ask about someone's age.
How old are you?
Often appears as...
- old enough
- too old
adjective
Belonging to the past; former.
They visited their old school.
Often appears as...
- old days
- old times
adjective
Not modern; dated.
The player can't handle these old versions of the game.
Often appears as...
- old clothes
- old technology
adjective
Tired, weary.
After many hours of work, she felt old
Often appears as...
- feel old
- look old
adjective
Having qualities associated with age, wisdom.
He might be young but he has an old soul.
Often appears as...
- old head
- old soul
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Lifespan Emphasis
Emphasizes the duration someone or something has been alive or in existence.
The oak tree is hundreds of years old.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Weight
'Old' can carry a sense of nostalgia or respect when talking about age.
My old mentor visited today.
Pro Tip 1/2Lifespan Emphasis
Emphasizes the duration someone or something has been alive or in existence.
The oak tree is hundreds of years old.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Weight
'Old' can carry a sense of nostalgia or respect when talking about age.
My old mentor visited today.
Pro Tip 1/2Lifespan Emphasis
Emphasizes the duration someone or something has been alive or in existence.
The oak tree is hundreds of years old.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Weight
'Old' can carry a sense of nostalgia or respect when talking about age.
My old mentor visited today.
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If superpowers were...
it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately
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How to build a fictional...
What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old? What relationships do they have with the animals and plants of the world? And what do those animals and plants look like? What kind of technology exists? Transportation? Communication? Access to information?
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance
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The five major world...
peace, and steadfastness. From the time he got up from under that tree to the moment of his death as an old man, the Buddha taught people how to become right speech, right goals, a mind focused on what is real, and a heart focused on loving others.
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Rethinking infidelity...
Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.
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What makes a hero? -...
An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure The hero crosses the threshold from his normal, safe home, and enters the special world and adventure.
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NASA Trailblazer:...
big old brain on you by that time i didn't know but you didn't know it man you're either right or you're wrong that i liked about it she always loved numbers the professor said i think you'd make a good math
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Giving checkmate is...
much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by practicing daily chess chess became as my native language I never forget when I was just seven years old and I was
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Why are some people...
If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,
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Bison Fight for Mating...
But there's life in the old bull yet.
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If superpowers were...
it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old? What relationships do they have with the animals and plants of the world? And what do those animals and plants look like? What kind of technology exists? Transportation? Communication? Access to information?
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance
Video examples
The five major world...
peace, and steadfastness. From the time he got up from under that tree to the moment of his death as an old man, the Buddha taught people how to become right speech, right goals, a mind focused on what is real, and a heart focused on loving others.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure The hero crosses the threshold from his normal, safe home, and enters the special world and adventure.
Video examples
NASA Trailblazer:...
big old brain on you by that time i didn't know but you didn't know it man you're either right or you're wrong that i liked about it she always loved numbers the professor said i think you'd make a good math
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by practicing daily chess chess became as my native language I never forget when I was just seven years old and I was
Video examples
Why are some people...
If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,
Video examples
Bison Fight for Mating...
But there's life in the old bull yet.
Example 1 of 10
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
As you get older, you're not afraid of doubt. Doubt isn't running the show. You take out all the self-agonizing.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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Betty White
American Actress
I think older women still have a full life.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
It's a funny old world.
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
As you get older, you're not afraid of doubt. Doubt isn't running the show. You take out all the self-agonizing.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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Betty White
American Actress
I think older women still have a full life.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
It's a funny old world.
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