aged

CEFRB1

/eɪdʒd/

adjective · noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Old, or having existed for a particular length of time.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having the age of.

Examples

  • The middle aged man was charged with assault.

  • They have two children aged six and nine.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Old people, collectively.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of age

More examples

In context

  • Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.

  • I knocked on the door and an aged man opened it.

  • Care aged him quickly.

Synonyms

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