old friend
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Register: neutral
Examples
Quite by chance, I met my old friend at the airport.Hầu như tình cờ, tôi gặp bạn cũ của tôi tại sân bay.
Yesterday I met an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a long time.Hôm qua, tôi đã gặp lại một người bạn cũ mà đã lâu tôi không gặp.
Tatoeba sentence #32529 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “old friend” mean?
A person one has known for a long time Literally: a friend from the past
Is “old friend” formal or informal?
old friend is generally neutral.