old /әuld/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- (adj.) (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- (adj.) of long duration; not new
Chinese translation
- n. 以前, 往昔
- a. 老的, 旧的, 古老的, 年长的, 老练的
Word details
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /әuld/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.75 · Common
Word forms
older, oldest
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