old

Pronunciation: [әuld]

Average Rank: 241

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 以前, 往昔 a. 老的, 旧的, 古老的, 年长的, 老练的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • a. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
  • a. of long duration; not new
  • s. (used for emphasis) very familiar
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Comparative: older
Superlative: oldest
Plural: olds

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#359

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.4% (Top 96.4% most frequent)
96.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#261

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 97.4% (Top 97.4% most frequent)
97.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#104

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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