Aged Meaning
/eɪdʒd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjOld.
"I knocked on the door and an aged man opened it."
"The hanging-bowl lampshade in marbled glass was two decades pre-war – the kind that marked out aged people."— 1998, Derek Beaven, chapter 9, in Acts of Mutiny, London: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, part 1 (Motion), page 34:
adjHaving the age of.
"Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life."
"John Mathews, aged about 18, stood at the bar with his hands in his pockets, alike indifferent to a verdict of acquittal or guilty."— 1865 October 6, “Court of Special Sessions”, in The New York Times:
adjHaving undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
"aged whiskey"
"The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper."— 2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 44:
nounOld people, collectively.
"the aged"
verbsimple past and past participle of age
Sentence Examples
Care aged him quickly.
The middle aged man was charged with assault.
They have two children aged six and nine.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ cheese had a strong smell and crumbly texture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ wine was kept in the dark cellar for over twenty years.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ cheese had a strong smell and crumbly texture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ wine was kept in the dark cellar for over twenty years.