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Commonold
The correct spelling is old.
How to pronounce old
/ˈɒʊld/
nounIPA: /ˈɒʊld/
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The correct spelling is old. (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group. For example: "A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."
Usage Examples
“A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.”
“when he was an eight-year-old ; a 62-year-old should”
“I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- 2.(in combination) One of a specified age.
- 3.A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- 4.(most often plural) One's parents.
adjective
- 1.Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- 2.Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- 3.Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- 4.(heading) Of an earlier time.
- 5.Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
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