AGED


Meaning of AGED in English

Pronounced /eɪdʒd/ for meaning 1, and /eɪdʒɪd/ for meanings 2 and 3.

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.

Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.

ADJ : usu n ADJ num

2.

Aged means very old.

She has an aged parent who’s capable of being very difficult.

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged .

...people who work with the aged.

N-PLURAL : the N

4.

see also middle-aged

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