The difference between New and Old

When used as nouns, new means things that are new, whereas old means people who are old.

When used as adjectives, new means recently made, or created, whereas old means of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.

New is also adverb with the meaning: newly (especially in composition).

New is also verb with the meaning: to make new.

check bellow for the other definitions of New and Old

  1. New as an adjective:

    Recently made, or created.

    Examples:

    "This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album."

  2. New as an adjective:

    Additional; recently discovered.

    Examples:

    "We turned up some new evidence from the old files."

  3. New as an adjective:

    Current or later, as opposed to former.

    Examples:

    "My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then."

  4. New as an adjective:

    Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

    Examples:

    "'New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street."

  5. New as an adjective:

    In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

    Examples:

    "Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?"

  6. New as an adjective:

    Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

    Examples:

    "That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes."

  7. New as an adjective:

    Newborn.

    Examples:

    "My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild."

  8. New as an adjective:

    Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

    Examples:

    "I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new ''King Lear'' at the theatre?"

  9. New as an adjective:

    Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

    Examples:

    "The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people."

  10. New as an adjective:

    Recently arrived or appeared.

    Examples:

    "Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school."

  11. New as an adjective:

    Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

    Examples:

    "Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business."

  12. New as an adjective (of a period of time):

    Next; about to begin or recently begun.

    Examples:

    "We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade."

  1. New as an adverb:

    Newly (especially in composition).

    Examples:

    "new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown"

  2. New as an adverb:

    As new; from scratch.

    Examples:

    "They are scraping the site clean to build new."

  1. New as a noun:

    Things that are new.

    Examples:

    "Out with the old, in with the new."

  2. New as a noun (Australia):

    A kind of light beer.

  3. New as a noun:

    See also news.

  1. New as a verb (obsolete):

    To make new; to recreate; to renew.

  1. Old as an adjective:

    Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.

    Examples:

    "an old abandoned building;  an old friend"

    "a wrinkled old man"

    "an old loaf of bread"

  2. Old as an adjective:

    Of an item that has been used and so is not new .

    Examples:

    "I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."

  3. Old as an adjective:

    Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    Examples:

    "How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child."

    "My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old."

  4. Old as an adjective:

    Of an earlier time. Former, previous. That is no longer in existence. Obsolete; out-of-date. Familiar.

    Examples:

    "My new car is not as good as my old one.  nowrap a school reunion for Old Etonians"

    "The footpath follows the route of an old railway line."

    "That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way."

    "When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho."

  5. Old as an adjective:

    Tiresome.

    Examples:

    "Your constant pestering is getting old."

  6. Old as an adjective:

    Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

  7. Old as an adjective:

    A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

    Examples:

    "We're having a good old time. nowrap My next car will be a big old SUV.  nowrap My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas."

  8. Old as an adjective (obsolete):

    Excessive, abundant.

  1. Old as a noun (with "the"):

    People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

    Examples:

    "A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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