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aged Definition

aged (ā′jid; for 3 & 4 ājd)

adjective

  1. old; grown old
  2. characteristic of old age
  3. brought to a desired state of aging
  4. of the age of a boy, aged ten years

aged Idioms

the aged

ā′jid

old people

aged Synonyms

aged

modif.

old, gray, elderly, worn; see old 1, 2.

aged Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • help: Help the Aged advises: 5 Be positive - a positive outlook boosts the immune system.
  • call: A spokesman for Help the Aged called on the government and energy companies to do more to help the poorest pensioners.
  • take: About The Big Boost Take the quiz Aged between 11 and 16?

Adjective modifier

  • young: Any young person Aged 12 to 16 years old can take part.
  • total: Store ' Total Aged 0-15 ' in ' v1 ' as shown.
  • top: Return to top Aged even older now ( with a son of just fifteen years!

Modifies a noun

  • shop: Please drop off your items at your nearest Help the Aged shop.
  • website: Visit the Help The Aged website The Helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9 am - 4 pm.
  • partnership: The three-year-old Scottish Gas Help the Aged partnership has been working to highlight the problems of fuel poverty and isolation.
  • campaign: STOP PENSIONER POVERTY NOW A Help the Aged campaign supported by Seniors Network.
  • insurance: Help the Aged home insurance is underwritten by Churchill Insurance Company Limited.
  • report: A Help The Aged report forecasts that by the year 2021 one in three people in the UK will be aged over 60.

Noun used with modifier

  • %: Note that ' v1 ' , ' % Aged 0-15 ' is shown in the Base Map.
  • people: National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Young People Aged 4-18 Years.
  • child: For children Aged 6 to 16 in the Wrexham area.
  • quiz: About The Big Boost Take the quiz Aged between 11 and 16?

Possessives

  • campaign: Who's involved in Help the Aged's campaign?
  • work: He works on active aging in relation to social exclusion and leads Help the Aged's work on technology and older people.

Preposition: in

  • association: The Awards are organized annually by Help The Aged in association with Stannah Stairlifts.

Preposition: under

  • yrs: Risk Assessment HIGH RISK MEDIUM RISK LOW RISK History of thromboembolism Aged under 65 yrs with a history of diabetes or hypertension.
aged Quotes

An aged man is but a paltry thing, A tattered coat upon a stick, unless Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing For every tatter in its mortal dress.

—Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

Asthe climbing up a sandy way isto the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man.

—Bible (Apocrypha)

Privacy is a privilege not granted to the aged or the young.

—Laurence, Margaret

You wouldn't mind being at once introduced to the Aged, would you?

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

—Bible (Old Testament)

Reminiscences make one feel so deliciouslyaged and sad.

—Shaw, George Bernard