older

Study(16)

UK /ˈəʊldə/ US /ˈoʊldɚ/

adj 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

good, whole

My older brother spent his whole childhood playing football in the park.

VERB + OLDER

book, cannot, excels, gets, grows, helped, look, married

As my sister grows older, she becomes more interested in volunteering at the local community center.

OLDER + NOUN

brother, difficulty, girl, lady, man, mother, paintings, people

My older brother helped me fix the car last weekend.

PREP.

across, from, than

My sister is three years older than me, so she always got to stay up later.

ADV.

often

My older brother often helps me with my homework when I get stuck on difficult problems.

Definitions

adj

elderly

The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — skilled through long experience

adjective — advanced in years

adjective — used of the older of two persons of the same name especially

elder

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

Wiktionary

He looks young. He cannot be older than I.

Tatoeba · #16012

Worry has made her look ten years older.

Tatoeba · #20336

On the whole, the older a man grows, the more conservative he becomes.

Tatoeba · #21815

As he gets older, your son will grow more independent.

Tatoeba · #31238

My older sister often drinks tea with milk.

Tatoeba · #32222

Usage Notes

Your note

not saved

0 chars