aged

/eɪdʒd//eɪdʒd/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

verb

1. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

"Grief ages us."

2. To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.

"Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so."

3. To categorize by age.

"One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable."

4. To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

"He grew fat as he aged."

Synonyms

noun

1. Old people, collectively.

adjective

1. Old.

2. (chiefly non-US) Having the age of.

"Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life."

3. Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

Synonyms

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