old
/əʊld/adjective
उच्चारण ओल्ड
बूढ़ा, पुराना; उम्र का
Basic word
- 1
having lived for a long time; no longer young; having existed or been used for a long time; of a particular age
बूढ़ा, पुराना; उम्र का
- an old man
- an old house
- ten years old
+ 4 more examples
- The old fort stands on top of the hill.
- How old is your little brother?
- She is too old to climb all those steps.
- I still use my old school bag when I go trekking.
¶Idioms 4
of old
in or since past times
पुराने ज़माने में; पुराने समय से
- In days of old, people travelled on foot.
- I know him of old.
the good old days
an earlier time that you think was better than the present
वो पुराने अच्छे दिन
- My grandfather loves talking about the good old days.
- In the good old days, a cinema ticket cost five rupees.
(as) old as the hills
very old
बहुत पुराना
- That joke is as old as the hills.
- These customs are as old as the hills.
for old times' sake
because of good experiences that you had in the past with sb/sth
पुराने दिनों की ख़ातिर
- We visited our old school for old times' sake.
- Let's have one more cup of tea together, for old times' sake.
?Which word?
Keep the old-age words: elderly (polite), aged, senior citizen, ancient, antique.
वृद्धावस्था के शब्द याद रखिए: elderly (शिष्ट), aged, senior citizen (वरिष्ठ नागरिक), ancient, antique।
§Grammar and usage
Older and oldest are used for people and things ('older than me'); elder and eldest are used only for people in a family and only before a noun ('my elder brother'), not with than.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: older और oldest लोगों और चीज़ों के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं ('older than me'); elder और eldest केवल परिवार के लोगों के लिए और केवल noun से पहले ('my elder brother'), than के साथ नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Old hat (old-fashioned), old flame (a former lover), old school (traditional), any old thing (anything), you can't teach an old dog new tricks, old habits die hard.
Idioms: old hat (पुराने ढर्रे का), old flame (पूर्व प्रेमी), old school (पारंपरिक), any old thing (कुछ भी), you can't teach an old dog new tricks, old habits die hard (पुरानी आदतें आसानी से नहीं छूटतीं)।