Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
You use ~ to describe something that has existed or been a particular thing for a long time.
She married her ~ boyfriend.
ADJ: ADJ n
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
You use ~ to describe something that has existed or been a particular thing for a long time.
She married her ~ boyfriend.
ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012