老いる — meaning in English

English meaning

• age noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.

Senses

老いる is used for these senses in English:

• age (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
• old Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.

age — full definition

1. noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
2. noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
3. noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
4. verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.

old — full definition

1. adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
2. adj Former or previous, rather than current.
3. adj No longer fresh or new; past its best, especially of food.
4. adj Used informally to show affection or familiarity, often paired with another adjective.
5. noun Used with "the" to mean older people as a group.

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