be old
Frequency: 9.5350.1 per million words
To have lived for a long time.
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Examples (10)
- You are as old as you feel.
- My grandmother is ninety years old and still tells amazing stories.
- That ancient tree is said to be over a thousand years old.
- How old is your brother?
- She is not old enough to drink alcohol legally.
- The antique vase is surprisingly old, dating back to the Ming Dynasty.
- Even though the technology is old, it still functions perfectly.
- Don't worry about him; he is much older and wiser now.
- I wonder how old that historical document is.
- He is never too old to learn new things.