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age vs old

old vs age

age and old both are nouns.

age is not an adjective while old is an adjective.

age is a verb but old is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
old Yes Yes No No
age (noun) old (noun)
how long something has existed past times
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (adjective) old (adjective)
of long duration; not new
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
skilled through long experience
(used for emphasis) very familiar
excellent
just preceding something else in time or order
belonging to some prior time
age (verb) old (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and old

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