aged
pronunciation
How to pronounce aged in British English:
UK ['eɪdʒɪd]
How to pronounce aged in American English:
US [ 'edʒɪd]
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- Noun:
- people who are old
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- Adjective:
- advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
- at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
- having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
- (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Word Origin
- aged (adj.)
- "having lived long," mid-15c., past participle adjective from age (v.). Meaning "having been allowed to get old" (of cheese, etc.) is by 1873. Meaning "of the age of" is from 1630s. Aged Parent is from "Great Expectations" (1860-61).
Example
- 1. He committed suicide two years later , aged 41 .
- 2. Boardrooms are overwhelmingly populated by men aged 45 to 60 .
- 3. Kids aged 8 to 17 share cabins in the woods .
- 4. The crux is in the working-age population , aged 15-64 .
- 5. That share rises to 44 percent among users aged 16 to 24 .