mardi 6 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Old

Elderly - Aged - Long-lived - Mature

 

These words all describe sb/sth that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.

 

Old having lived for a long time; no longer young: She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.
Elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old': She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
Aged (formal) very old: Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
Long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time: Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.
Mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that sb is no longer young: Clothes for the mature woman.

 

PATTERNS
*a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
*a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
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Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
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