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She got old. vs She got older.

Both sentences are grammatically correct, but 'She got old' implies a general statement about someone aging, while 'She got older' specifically indicates a comparison to a previous age.

Explained by Michele A.
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Last updated: November 15, 2024 • 11103 views

She got old.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate someone has aged.

This phrase is used to describe the general process of aging or becoming old.

Examples:

She got old gracefully.
Over the years, she got old and wise.
Despite her age, she never got old in spirit.
He got old before his time.
As time passed, she got old and frail.

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Last updated: November 17, 2024

Apr 25, 2024 ... Miranda Cosgrove Recalls Young 'iCarly' Fan Telling Her She “Got Old”. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it ...
Dec 13, 2023 ... Pink responded to a troll saying she "got old" by sharing an empowering message on gratitude and ignoring the haters.
Apr 24, 2024 ... Miranda Cosgrove Recalls Young 'iCarly' Fan Telling Her She “Got Old”. The actress starred in the hit Nickelodeon show from 2007 to 2012 ...
Sep 29, 2024 ... Were Yukiko Maeda and Old Lady Maeda, different characters or is it implied she got old and then got infected? What were the Kurko? Were ...
Dec 13, 2023 ... After an online troll commented that she "got old," Pink, 44, called it a "blessing" to grow older, and said she "doesn't feel old."
Dec 12, 2023 ... Pink replied to a troll on social media who told her she "got old" by explaining why aging is a "blessing."
Pink replied to a troll on social media who told her she "got old" by explaining why aging is a "blessing."
Mar 17, 2017 ... When she got old enough to talk about it, she was able to tell us that she liked the staff in the nursery and enjoyed it there. She didn't ...
Jan 6, 2018 ... ... she got old, the nurse was still with her. Why is the need of the service of the nurse again, when according to the Muslims, she was a girl ...
Dec 4, 2020 ... ... she got old. This also worked for her independent, and sometimes stubborn, mindset, so I feared the day when these discussions would need to ...

Alternatives:

She aged.
She grew old.
She became old.
She is old now.
She has aged gracefully.

She got older.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a comparison in age.

This phrase is used when comparing someone's current age to a previous age, indicating that they have aged.

Examples:

She got older than her siblings.
As the years went by, she got older and wiser.
He got older but remained active.
She got older and more experienced.
With each passing year, she got older and more confident.

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: November 17, 2024

Jul 20, 2024 ... Do you think Bluey reclaimed this room when she got older?
Emily was a wild child, as she got older she noticed a pervasive darkness in her life. Learn what happens as she gets on her knees and turns her life back over ...
May 25, 2024 ... I feel like socks' voice got butchered as she got older. Anyone else feel this? Discussion / Question. Socks voice changed pretty ...
Lost my wife in January and as she got older and gained weight she didn't like having her picture taken. So I don't have many pictures with her. The one...
Jul 20, 2020 ... Sample sentence: She had golden hair when she was a child, but __ she got older and older, her hair went darker and darker.
May 31, 2015 ... My old mare definitely got spookier as she got older although she never lost her sense of self preservation and only spooked when it was safe to do so.
Jul 11, 2024 ... Lost my wife in January and as she got older and gained weight she didn't like having her picture taken. So I don't have many pictures with ...
Aug 27, 2024 ... My daughter and I grew apart as she got older. Taylor Swift's music brought us together again. Essay by Amy Garrison. Aug 27, 2024, 1:43 AM ...
Jan 7, 2018 ... Well with one exception, one female cat I shared space with got more affectionate as she got older but the majority have become a trifle ...

Alternatives:

She aged more.
She became older.
She is older now.
She has gotten older.
She grew older.

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