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See also: agèd
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- agèd (poetic and disyllabic only)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (all senses) IPA(key): /eɪdʒd/, enPR: ājd
Audio (US) (file)
- (alternative for adjective or noun senses) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/, enPR: āʹjĭd
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -eɪdʒd, -eɪdʒɪd
Adjective[edit]
aged (comparative more aged or further aged, superlative most aged or furthest aged)
- Old.
- (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.
- Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
Synonyms[edit]
- (old): eldern, hoary; see also Thesaurus:old
- (having the age of): -year-old
- (undergone effects of time): matured
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
old — see also old
having the age of
undergone effects of time, improving in the process
Noun[edit]
aged pl (plural only)
- Old people, collectively.
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Verb[edit]
aged
- simple past and past participle of age
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