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noun [ plural ] uk / ˈeɪ.dʒɪd / us / ˈeɪ.dʒɪd / the aged. old people when considered as a group: The hospital was built to meet the needs of the aged. Synonym. the elderly. Opposites. the young. youth (YOUNG PEOPLE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : grown old: such as. a. : of an advanced age. an aged man. b. : having attained a specified age. a man aged 40 years. 2. : typical of old age. the aged wrinkles in my cheeks Shakespeare. 3. : having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time. aged wine. aged cheese. agedness. ˈā-jəd-nəs.
Aged definition: having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old. See examples of AGED used in a sentence.
Definition of aged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective. You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is. Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Aged means very old. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult. Synonyms: old, getting on, grey, ancient More Synonyms of aged. 3. plural noun.
noun. people who are old collectively. “special arrangements were available for the aged ” synonyms: elderly. see more.
uk / ˈeɪdʒɪd / us. old: an aged dog. improved health care for the aged. (Definition of aged from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
