The word ancient It has a recurring use in our language and we use it to indicate various questions.
TO that which has existed for a long time, that is, that has been in existence for several decades and remains in a place, for example, we usually call it old. The home corner business is very old, it has been in the neighborhood for more than a hundred years.
On the other hand, when something had an existence or happened in a past time, it is also expressed in terms of ancient. In the old mint there was an important collection of coins that will no longer be recovered.
Too, when something or someone turns out to be old or in some way became obsolete as a result of the advances that have emerged, it is indicated as old. It is really old that you continue to use your typewriter with so much computer technology.
When an individual has been living, working in a certain place for many yearsIt is also common for it to be said that it is the oldest. Juan is the oldest teacher in the school. María is the oldest neighbor and therefore the one who best knows the history of the building.
Another recurring use of the word ancient is to refer to those people who knew how to live in remote times to our time, that is, two century ago, for instance.
Meanwhile, there are some expressions in popular use that contain the word at hand such as: old-fashioned and old-fashioned. The first is used to express what used to be a custom in the past, while the second expresses what has been for a long time.
Undoubtedly, among the synonyms that we use the most for this word, it stands out the old.
Meanwhile, the other side of the word ancient is the term new, which indicates what has just been created and that therefore has the characteristics of recent and current.
