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aged

American  
[ey-jid, eyjd] / ˈeɪ dʒɪd, eɪdʒd /

adjective

  1. having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old.

    an aged man;

    an aged tree.
    Synonyms:
    ancient
    Antonyms:
    young

  2. pertaining to or characteristic of old age.

    aged wrinkles.

  3. of the age of.

    a man aged 40 years.

  4. brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood.

    aged whiskey.

  5. Physical Geography. old; approaching the state of a peneplain.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

  1. old people collectively.

    We must have improved medical care for the aged.

    It seems we all, aged and young alike, live in a kind of continuum of existence.
aged British  
/ ˈeɪdʒɪd /

adjective

    1. advanced in years; old

    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the aged

  2. of, connected with, or characteristic of old age

  3. (postpositive) having the age of

    a woman aged twenty

  4. geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion

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Etymology

Origin of aged

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; see age, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Aged 70 and in good physical shape, he could have a long pontificate ahead of him.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Aged 10, the girls joined their mother in London.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Aged 19 back in 2001, for six months he slept wherever he could in Minneapolis.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Aged gray tree hunks form arches, for instance, over bridges that tower over clay-colored paths with hoof prints.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Aged six, they had sat with him through this very story.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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