[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/old.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / old [← O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/O/) # old «old» in Mova's school dictionary: **Old tells how long someone or something has lived or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adjective (old, older, oldest; elder, eldest for family); noun (the old — old people) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Old tells how long someone or something has lived or been: «Tom is 7 years old». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m1) 2) Old means having lived a long time: «an old man». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m2) 3) Old means not new, used for a long time: «old shoes». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m3) 4) Old can mean from before: «my old school». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m4) 5) (casual) «Old» is said in a friendly way: «old mate», «good old Dad», «any old thing» (anything at all). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m5) 6) (casual, rude) «My old man» and «my old lady» are slang for dad and mum (or husband and wife); «old fart», «old bag» are rude names for old people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m6) 7) (euphemism) Polite words for old people are «older people», «seniors», «elderly», «senior citizens», «getting on a bit». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m7) 8) (formal) Exams say «aged», «of age», «the age of», «antique», «former» and «previously». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#m8) ### sense in the lessons how many years a person has lived: «How old» asks for an age in years; in history, old things come from long ago; phrases: «years old», «how old», «old friend», «in the old days», «grow old», «old-fashioned», «same old»; in casual talk «how old r u», «old mate», «old school» (in the old style, cool), «my old man»; in rough talk «old git», «ya old moaner»; euphemism «getting on a bit», «elderly», «senior»; in the exam voice «aged 7 years», «the present age of», «the age attained» ### examples - Tom is 7 years old. How old is Anna? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x1) - Lily is 9 years old and her sister is 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x2) - How old will Ben be in 3 years? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x3) - My grandad is very old, but he still cycles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x4) - These shoes are old and have holes in them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x5) - I met my old teacher in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x6) - The castle is about 800 years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x7) - how old's ur nan, like 80? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x8) - My old man says I'm getting 2 dollars a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x9) - Grandpa's getting on a bit, so we carry his bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x10) - A pupil, presently aged 7 years, has a sibling aged 4 years. Determine the age of the sibling when the pupil attains the age of 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x11) - Be kind and patient with old people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x12) - "Who's there?" asked the old lady. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/#x13) ### note «How old» asks for an age in years. Trap: in N years both people are N years older, so their difference stays the same. «a 7-year-old» is a child of 7 (no «s» on year before old). «aged 7» and «presently aged 7 years» mean 7 years old now. «elderly» and «seniors» are the polite words; «old git» is rude. ### In the corpora - [A big family brings warmth and noise, and also old quarrels.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/1/) - [Grown-ups also tease children about girlfriends and crushes, and older people sometimes find new partners late in life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/5/) - [An older person who finds a new partner after losing a husband or wife has not forgotten the one who died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/18/) - [Labour can take many hours, so a grandparent or friend often comes to look after the older children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/15/) - [Feeling jealous of a new baby is very common, and parents still love the older child just as much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/9/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «old» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/old/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.