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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—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
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—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The immunizations in question are for school-aged children, protecting against infections and diseases like tetanus, polio, measles and whooping cough.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Middle-aged groups fell in between, with 42 percent of 30–44-year-olds and 48 percent of 45–64-year-olds believing they would be taken up.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
If that criteria is stuck to, that means favourites such as Tom Hardy, aged 47, Idris Elba at 53 and Henry Cavill, aged 42, presumably don’t match what Villeneuve, producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal, and execs at Amazon MGM Studios are leaning towards.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The immunizations in question are for school-aged children, protecting against infections and diseases like tetanus, polio, measles and whooping cough.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aged
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aged. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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