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age-old
(āj′ōld′)adj.
Very old or ancient.
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age-old
orage-long
adj
very old or of long duration; ancient
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age′-old`
adj.
ancient; from time immemorial.
[1900–05]
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Adj. 1. [画像:age-old - belonging to or lasting from times long ago]age-old - belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
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adjective ancient, old, aged, timeworn, antique, old-fashioned, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, bygone, antiquated, outmoded, primordial, primeval, hoary, olden, superannuated, antediluvian, cobwebby, old as the hills this age-old struggle for control
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age-old
adjectiveBelonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:
ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable.
Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.
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age
(eidʒ) noun1. the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed. He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she? ouderdom عُمْر، سِن възраст idade věk, stáří das Alter alder; alderstrin; levealder ηλικία edad iga سن ikä âge גיל वय, उम्र dob kor umur aldur età 年齢 나이 amžius vecums; gadi umur leeftijd alder, alderstrinn, levealder wiek عمر idade vârstă возраст vek, roky starost starost ålder อายุ yaş 年齡 вік, літа عمر tuổi 年龄
2. (often with capital) a particular period of time. This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages. era عَصْر век idade věk, epocha das Zeitalter tidsalder; -alder ιστορική περίοδος, εποχή época, edad aeg زمانه؛ دوران aikakausi époque, âge תקופה, עידן युग vijek kor zaman tímabil, öld epoca, età 時代 시대 amžius laikmets; periods zaman tijdperk tidsalder wiek زمانه، دوران idade epocă, ev век; эпоха; период vek, epocha, doba doba, vek doba tid, tidevarv, period ยุค çağ 時期 вік, епоха وقت ، زمانہ thời đại 时期
3. the quality of being old. This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth. ouderdom شَيْخُوخَه старост idade stáří das Alter alder πέρασμα του χρόνου, παλαιότητα edad vanus سالخوردگی vanhuus âge גיל starost kor usia aldur età 年を重ねること 숙성 amžius laiks; gadi usia ouderdom alder wiek زوړ idade bătrâneţe; vechime старость; годы vek, staroba leta starost ålder, ålderdom[en] ความมีอายุ yaşlılık, yaşlanma, eskime 年齡(年份)增加 вік, роки قدیم ہونا chín ngấu; từng trải 陈化,熟化
4. (usually in plural) a very long time. We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus. ewig فَتْرَة طَوِيلَه، دَهْر вечност séculos věčnost die Ewigkeit(en) evighed(er) μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα (πληθ.) años, siglos pikka aega مدت ها pitkä aika éternité זְמָן רָב beskrajno dugo igen soká, régen lama sekali óratími secoli, eternità 長い間 오랫동안 šimtas metų, visas amžius ilgs laiks; mūžība masa yang lama eeuwigheid evighet wiek وختونه séculos veşnicie вечность večnosť (celo) večnost večnost i en evighet, i evigheter เวลานาน çok uzun zaman 很長一段時間 дуже довгий строк ایک مدت سے thời gian dài 很长一段时间
verb – present participle ˈag(e)ing – to (cause to) grow old or look old. He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him. verouderd, oud geword يَشِيخ، يَهْرَم остарявам envelhecer (ze)stárnout, dělat starým altern ældes; blive gammel γερνώ envejecer vananema, vanemaks tegema پیر شدن vanhentaa vieillir לְהִזְדַקֵן बूढ़ा होना ostarjeti öregszik menua, menjadi tua eldast, verða gamall invecchiare 年をとる 나이가 들다 sen(din)ti novecot menjadi tua verouderen eldes, bli gammel starzeć się, postarzać زړیدل envelhecer a îmbătrâni стареть; стариться (zo)starnúť postarati (se) ostareo åldras มีอายุเพิ่มขึ้น; แก่ขึ้น yaşlanmak, ihtiyarlamak 變老,使變老 старіти معمر ہونا làm cho già đi 变老,使变老
aged adjective1. (ˈeidʒid) old. an aged man. verouderde طَاعِن فِي السِّن стар idoso starý alt aldrende; gammel ηλικιωμένος viejo, anciano elatanud پیر؛ مسن iäkäs vieux זקן बूढ़ा ostario idős tua aldraður, gamall anziano 年をとった 늙은 pagyvenęs padzīvojis; vecs berusia oud gammel, aldrende w podeszłym wieku سپین ګیری، زوړ idoso bătrân престарелый starý star, prileten u godinama gammal, ålderstigen สูงอายุ; แก่ yaşlı, yaşlanmış 年老的 в літах; старий معمر ، عمر رسیدہ có tuổi 年老的
2. (eidʒd) of the age of. a child aged five. jaar oud عُمْرُه на възраст com a idade de ve věku ...Jahre alt på [] år ηλικίας de (cinco años) de edad vanune به سن؛ -ساله ikäinen âgé de בְּגִיל उम्र u dobi éves berumur að aldri dell'età di 〜才の ...세의 amžiaus (noteiktu gadu skaitu) vecs; -gadīgs berumur oud på w wieku ... lat په عمر com a idade de în vârstă de в возрасте таких-то лет vo veku star star i en ålder av ซึ่งมีอายุ ...yaşında ...歲的 віком عمر ، سِن tuổi ...岁的
ˈageless adjective never growing old or never looking older. ageless beauty. ewigdurende دَائِم الشَّيَاب несотаряващ sem idade nestárnoucí zeitlos tidløs αγέραστος sin edad, eterno vananematu همیشه جوان iätön sans âge נצחי, שלא מראה סימני גיל सदाबहार bezvremenski kortalan awet muda síungur, ævarandi senza età, eterno 不老の 늙지 않는 nesenstantis, amžinas nenovecojošs; mūžīgs tidak menjadi tua eeuwig jong tidløs wieczny تل ځوان sem idade fără vârstă нестареющий nestarnúci ki mu ni videti let večit som aldrig åldras, tidlös ที่เป็นอมตะ yaşlanmaz, ihtiyarlamaz 永不衰老的,青春永駐的 нестаріючий سدا بہار trẻ mãi không già 不会老的
ˈage-old adjective done, known etc for a very long time. an age-old custom. stokou, eeue oue قَدِيم العَهْد вековен antigo prastarý, odvěký uralt ældgammel παμπάλαιος ancestral igivana کهن ikivanha séculaire נִמְשַך זְמָן רָב पुराना prastar ősrégi sepanjang zaman aldagamall, ævaforn secolare, antico 古くからの 예로부터의 labai senas mūžsens lama eeuwenoud eldgammel odwieczny زوړ antigo străvechi очень давний prastarý, odveký prastar drevan urgammal เก่าแก่ eskiden beri bilinen 古老的 віковий; дуже давній lâu đời 古老的
the aged (ˈeidʒid) old people. care for the aged. oumense المُسِنُّون възрастните idosos staří (lidé) alte Menschen, die Alten de ældre; de gamle οι ηλικιωμένοι ancianos, personas mayores, tercera edad vanurid سالمند iäkkäät gens âgés הַזְקֶנִים बूढ़े stari az öregek orang lanjut usia, manula aldraðir gli anziani 老人 노인 senyvo amžiaus žmonės, senimas vecie cilvēki orang-orang tua bejaarden de gamle, de eldre starsi, ludzie w podeszłym wieku مشر، زوړ idosos vârstnicii, bătrânii престарелые starí ostareli stari ljudi de gamla ผู้สูงอายุ yaşlılar 老人 старі عمر رسیدہ người cao tuổi 老人
(come) of age (to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). meerderjarig word سِن الرُّشْد القَانُونِي ставам пълнолетен (atingir) a maioridade dosáhnout zletilosti volljährig blive myndig ενηλικιώνομαι täisealiseks saama به سن قانونی رسیدن saavuttaa täysi-ikäisyys atteindre sa majorité לְהַגִיע לְבָּגְרוּת परिपक्व होना ostarjeti nagykorú(vá válik) cukup umur verða fullveðja/fullorðinn diventare maggiorenne 成人となる 성년이 되다 tapti pilnamečiu pilngadīgs; sasniegt pilngadību cukup umur meerderjarig bli myndig osiągnać dojrzałość قانونی عمر ته رسیدل (atingir) a maioridade (a deveni) major достичь совершеннолетия dospieť postati polnoleten postati punoletan [bli] myndig บรรลุนิติภาวะ ergenlik yaşına (erişmek) 成年 досягти повноліття قانونی عمر کو پہنچنا trưởng thành 成年
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