aged

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See also: agèd

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  • (all senses) IPA(key): /eɪdʒd/, enPR: ājd
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  • (alternative for adjective or noun senses) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/, enPR: āʹjĭd
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  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒd, -eɪdʒɪd

Adjective

aged (comparative more aged or further aged, superlative most aged or furthest aged)

  1. Old.
  2. (chiefly non-US) Having the age of.
    Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.
    • 1865 October 6, “Court of Special Sessions”, in The New York Times:
      John Mathews, aged about 18, stood at the bar with his hands in his pockets, alike indifferent to a verdict of acquittal or guilty.
    • 2012 March 22, Amy Chozick, “As Young Lose Interest in Cars, G.M. Turns to MTV for Help”, in The New York Times:
      Forty-six percent of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would choose Internet access over owning a car, according to the research firm Gartner.
  3. Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

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Noun

aged pl (plural only)

  1. Old people, collectively.

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Verb

aged

  1. simple past and past participle of age

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