VERBS
- be, feel, look, seem
- You are as old as you feel
ADV
- enough
- He's old enough by now to manage his own affairs
PHRASES
- six months, ten years, etc. old
VERBS
- be, feel, look, seem, sound
- The way the young people rushed about made her feel old. He was beginning to look old
- become, get, grow
- We're all getting older. As they grow older, they develop new interests
ADV
- extremely, terribly, very
- fairly, quite
- She was quite old when she got married
ADV
- extremely, really, terribly, very
- It's a very old tradition
- fairly, quite
PHRASES
- oldest known
- These are some of the oldest known fossil remains
- oldest remaining
- It's one of the oldest remaining parts of the church
- oldest surviving
- It's the world's oldest surviving ship
PHRASES
- boring/silly old
- boring old history books She's a silly old cow!
- dear/ good old
- Good old Dad!
- funny old
- It's a funny old world
- poor old
- You poor old thing!
- same old
- always the same old faces