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Older

adjective/ˈoʊldɚɹ/
Definition
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈoʊldɚɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈəʊldəɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈəʊldəɹ/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊldɚɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveadvanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
“aged members of the society”
adjectiveused of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
“Bill Adams, Sr.”
adjectiveskilled through long experience
“an old offender”
adjective(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
“his mother is very old”
adjectiveof long duration; not new
“old tradition”
adjective(used for emphasis) very familiar
“good old boy”
adjectiveskilled through long experience
“an old offender”
adjectivebelonging to some prior time
“erstwhile friend”
adjective(used informally especially for emphasis)
“a real honest-to-god live cowboy”
adjectiveof a very early stage in development
“Old English is also called Anglo Saxon”
adjectivejust preceding something else in time or order
“the previous owner”
Word Forms
agednounpeople who are old collectively
agednessnounthe property characteristic of old age
senioritynounthe property of being long-lived
eldernouna person who is older than you are
oldnessnounthe opposite of youngness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
älter
fortgeschritten in den Jahren; („aged“ wird zweisilbig ausgesprochen)
🇫🇷French
plus vieux
avancé en âge; (« âgé » se prononce comme deux syllabes)
🇪🇸Spanish
más viejo
entrado en años; ('envejecido' se pronuncia como dos sílabas)
🇮🇹Italian
più vecchio
avanti negli anni; ('età' si pronuncia come due sillabe)
🇳🇱Dutch
ouder
gevorderd in jaren; (‘bejaard’ wordt uitgesproken als twee lettergrepen)
🇵🇹Portuguese
mais velho
avançado em anos; (`aged' é pronunciado como duas sílabas)
🇷🇺Russian
старше
преклонный возраст; (слово «возраст» произносится как два слога)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पुराने
एक साल आगे; ('वृद्ध' का उच्चारण दो अक्षरों के रूप में किया जाता है)
🇧🇩Bengali
পুরোনো
বছরের মধ্যে উন্নত; ('বৃদ্ধ' দুটি সিলেবল হিসাবে উচ্চারিত হয়)
🇮🇳Tamil
பழையது
ஆண்டுகளில் முன்னேறியது; (`வயதான' என்பது இரண்டு எழுத்துக்களாக உச்சரிக்கப்படுகிறது)
🇮🇳Telugu
పెద్దది
సంవత్సరాలలో అభివృద్ధి; (`వృద్ధుడు' అనేది రెండు అక్షరాలుగా ఉచ్ఛరిస్తారు)
🇮🇳Marathi
जुने
वर्षांमध्ये प्रगत; ('वृद्ध' हा दोन अक्षरे म्हणून उच्चारला जातो)
🇮🇳Gujarati
જૂની
વર્ષોમાં અદ્યતન; ('વૃદ્ધ'નો ઉચ્ચાર બે સિલેબલ તરીકે થાય છે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಳೆಯದು
ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿದ; (`ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ' ಅನ್ನು ಎರಡು ಉಚ್ಚಾರಾಂಶಗಳಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
പഴയത്
വർഷങ്ങളായി മുന്നേറി; (`പ്രായമായത്' എന്നത് രണ്ട് അക്ഷരങ്ങളായി ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നു)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵੱਡੀ ਉਮਰ
ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਨਤ; ('ਉਮਰ' ਨੂੰ ਦੋ ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਉਚਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)
🇵🇰Urdu
بڑی عمر
سالوں میں ترقی یافتہ؛ ('عمر' کو دو حرفوں کے طور پر تلفظ کیا جاتا ہے)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
较老的
先进的岁月; (“ged”发音为两个音节)
🇯🇵Japanese
年上の
何年もかけて進歩した。 (「熟成」は 2 音節で発音されます)
🇰🇷Korean
나이가 많은
수년이 지났습니다. ('늙은'은 두 음절로 발음됩니다)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lớn hơn
tiến bộ trong năm; (`tuổi' được phát âm là hai âm tiết)
🇹🇭Thai
แก่กว่า
ก้าวหน้าในปี; (`เก๋า' ออกเสียงเป็นสองพยางค์)
🇮🇩Indonesian
lebih tua
tua; (`usia' diucapkan sebagai dua suku kata)
🇵🇭Filipino
mas matanda
advanced sa mga taon; (Ang `aged' ay binibigkas bilang dalawang pantig)
🇲🇾Malay
lebih tua
maju dalam tahun; (`berusia' disebut sebagai dua suku kata)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كبار السن
متقدمة في السنوات؛ (يتم نطق كلمة "العمر" في مقطعين)
🇮🇷Persian
مسن تر
پیشرفته در سال؛ («پیر» به صورت دو هجا تلفظ می شود)
🇹🇷Turkish
daha yaşlı
yıllar içinde ilerlemiş; ("yaşlı" iki heceli olarak telaffuz edilir)
🇮🇱Hebrew
מבוגרים יותר
מתקדם בשנים; ('מבוגר' מבוטא כשתי הברות)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'older'?
The primary meaning of 'older' is 'advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'older' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'older' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'older' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'older' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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