aged

adjective

\ ˈā-jəd

, ˈājd; ˈājd for sense 1b

Definition of aged

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

3 : having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time aged wine aged cheese

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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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The conversation comes in the wake of an NHS study in the U.K., which found that one out of every eight youths aged 5 to 19, who were assessed in 2017, had at least one mental health issue. — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "Prince Harry Makes a Strong Statement About How Addictive Social Media Can Be," 3 Apr. 2019 Prince Harry’s comments come after a recent NHS study in the U.K. revealed that one in every eight young people aged 5 to 19 (assessed in 2017) had at least one mental health issue. — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, "Prince Harry Talks Babies, Fortnite, and the Dark Side of Social Media," 3 Apr. 2019 In the Suites at Market Square, one of High Point's main buildings, dozens of antique and vintage vendors also offer a more aged alternative to the newness rolling out each season. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "A Tiny North Carolina Town You've Never Heard of Makes Most of America's Furniture," 27 Mar. 2019 Case in point: an utterly original presentation of Guangdong goose poached in savory lo sui sauce, stuffed with local sugar cane and dry-aged for two weeks. — Eric Rosen, WSJ, "How Young Chefs Are Making Their Marks on Hong Kong’s Fine Food Scene," 10 Dec. 2018 The exception to the you-can’t-taste-the-difference-it’s-all-ground-up rule is dry-aged meat. — Cara Nicoletti, GQ, "Why You Shouldn't Bother with Fancy Burger Mixes," 3 July 2018 In fact, young adults reported experiencing twice as many lonely and isolated days as late middle-aged adults, according to a study published in Aging and Mental Health. — Jen A. Miller, The Seattle Times, "Moving for a job? How to make a new city your home," 30 July 2018 But exactly how this story unfolds must await new data from both teams: Müller and his team plan to study toddlers and middle-aged adults with autism, and Nordahl’s group aims to follow the same children into adolescence. — Rachel Zamzow, Scientific American, "Brains of Children with Autism Show Unusual Folding Patterns," 9 July 2018 In fact, young adults reported experiencing twice as many lonely and isolated days as late middle-aged adults, according to a study published in Aging and Mental Health. — New York Times, "Making a New City Your Home," 29 June 2018

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