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Webster 1913 Edition


Aged

A′ged

(ā′jĕd)
,
Adj.
1.
Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being;
as, an
aged
man; an
aged
oak.
2.
Belonging to old age.
Aged cramps.”
Shak.
3.
(ā′jĕd or ājd)
Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived;
as, a man
aged
forty years
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aged

A'GED

,
Adj.
1.
Old; having lived long; having lived almost the usual time allotted to that species of being; applied to animals or plants; as, an aged man, or an aged oak.
2.
Having a certain age; having lived; as, a man aged forty years.

A'GED

,
Noun.
Old persons.
And the aged arose and stood up. Job 29.

Definition 2024


aged

aged

See also: agèd

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Adjective

aged (comparative more aged or further aged, superlative most aged or furthest aged)

  1. Old.
  2. Having the age of. (primarily non-US)
    Aged 18, he had no idea what would happen next.
    • 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.
  3. Undergone the effects of time, improving as a result.

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Noun

aged

  1. (uncountable) Old people, collectively.

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Verb

aged

  1. simple past tense and past participle of age

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