ole

CEFRB2

/əʊl/

adjective · interjection

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Used to describe something familiar or from long ago.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A male given name from Danish.

Examples

  • Ole Einar Bjoerndalen from Norway won the biathlon 10km sprint.

  • Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has won 13 Olympic medals.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [oʊl]
  • /ol/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Pronunciation spelling of old.

interjection

Extra meaning

  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.

More examples

In context

  • D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?

  • The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The farmer said, "That blank truck has been running for twenty years."

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Spanish olé.