elderly
US /ˈɛldɚli/
adjective Target · B2 Sức khỏe
Definition
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The clinic offers free checkups for elderly residents every Monday.
Synonyms
- senioran undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
- agedpeople who are old collectively
Collocations
- Easy care for elderly parentsto care for elderly parents, meaning to feel concern or interest
- Medium elderly passenger assistance at airportdescribing elderly passenger assistance at airport (people who are old collectively)
- Hard affordable healthcare access for elderly citizensdescribing affordable healthcare access for elderly citizens (that you have the financial means for)
- Very Hard revere wisdom of elderly tribal matriarchsto revere wisdom of elderly tribal matriarchs, meaning to love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.