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
Shakespeare3
: having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time
aged wine
aged cheese
Examples of aged in a Sentence
a group of men aged between 20 and 30
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
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There’s an engineering subscription box, ideal for kids aged 9-11, and an inventions box with more advanced projects for teens.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Spokane, Washington, round out the top three cheapest retirement cities.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The mom of two boys, aged 3 and 1, was taken off a ventilator and two weeks later, died, the result of lidocaine toxicity, the outlet reports.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
There’s an engineering subscription box, ideal for kids aged 9-11, and an inventions box with more advanced projects for teens.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The company estimates that a retiree would need just under $1,700 a month to live in the city where almost 16 percent of the population is aged 65 and over.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Spokane, Washington, round out the top three cheapest retirement cities.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aged. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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aged
adjective1
ˈā-jəd
: very old
an aged oak
2
ˈājd
: having reached a specified age
a child aged ten
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