old
US /oʊld/
adjective Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The old copy machine will be replaced with a faster model.
Word Family
NounNoun
old gốc
oldness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
old gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- outdatedold; no longer valid or fashionable
- agedpeople who are old collectively
- vintagea season's yield of wine from a vineyard
Collocations
- Easy old frienddescribing old friend (past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old'))
- Medium replace obsolete old office equipmentto replace obsolete old office equipment, meaning to substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- Hard settle old liabilities through structured workoutsto settle old liabilities through structured workouts, meaning to settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- Very Hard cannot teach an old dog new tricks in turnarounda collocation phrase: cannot teach an old dog new tricks in turnaround
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.