old - Meaning in Bengali

old - Meaning in Bengali

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Definitions and Meaning of old in English

Old adjective

1. of a very early stage in development

   Examples

   • "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"
   • "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"

old adjective

1. just preceding something else in time or order

   Examples

   • "my old house was larger"
   • "the previous owner"
2. skilled through long experience

   Examples

   • "an old offender"
   • "the older soldiers"
3. (used for emphasis) very familiar

   Examples

   • "good old boy"
   • "same old story"
4. very good

   Examples

   • "a neat sports car"
   • "had a great time at the party"
   • "he did a bully job"
   • "we had a grand old time"
   • "you look simply smashing"
5. of long duration; not new

   Examples

   • "old country"
   • "old friendships"
   • "old house"
   • "old money"
   • "old tradition"
   • "old wine"
6. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

   Examples

   • "a ripe old age"
   • "his mother is very old"
   • "how old are you?"
7. belonging to some prior time

   Examples

   • "erstwhile friend"
   • "her quondam lover"
   • "our former glory"
   • "the once capital of the state"

old noun

1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

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