pre-aged

age

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyj]
- /eɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyj]
- /eɪdʒ/

Definitions of pre-aged word

noun pre-aged (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged. 1
verb without object pre-aged to grow old: He is aging rapidly. 1
verb without object pre-aged to mature, as wine, cheese, or wood: a heavy port that ages slowly. 1
verb with object pre-aged to make old; cause to grow or seem old: Fear aged him overnight. 1
verb with object pre-aged to bring to maturity or a state fit for use: to age wine. 1
verb with object pre-aged to store (a permanent magnet, a capacitor, or other similar device) so that its electrical or magnetic characteristics become constant. 1

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Origin of pre-aged

First appearance:

before 1225

One of the 9% oldest English words

1225-75; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French aage, eage, equivalent to aé (< Latin aetātem accusative of ae(vi)tās age; aev(um) time, lifetime + -itās -ity) + -age -age; (v.) Middle English agen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Pre-aged

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-aged

pre-aged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".