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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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Other Word Forms

  • agedly adverb
  • agedness noun
  • preaged adjective
  • unaged adjective
  • well-aged adjective

Etymology

Origin of aged

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

Example Sentences

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Tactacon had hoped to pay for her 23-year-old son to graduate from a police academy and for her two daughters, aged 22 and 24, to become nurses, a springboard for high-paying jobs overseas.

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The victims of the incident - four men and three women aged between 36 and 52 - all suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries during the incident.

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A World War Two veteran who served in the Arctic convoys and played a role in D-Day has died aged 100.

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Born in Abidjan, Diomande uprooted on his own to Florida aged 15 on a student visa to further his football development, using Duolingo to help learn English.

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"The evidence must establish the platform has not taken reasonable steps to prevent children aged under 16 from having an account," Inman Grant said.

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