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1 very old: an aged man 2 the aged old people age·less /'eIdZlIs/ adj. never seeming old or old-fashioned: an ageless song a·gen·cy /'eIdZ@nsi/ n. (plural agencies) [C] 1 a business that provides a particular service: an employment agency THESAURUS organization, institution, institute, association ➔ ORGANIZATION 2 an organization or department, especially within a government, that does a specific job: the UN agency responsible for helping refugees a·gen·da /@'dZEnd@/ n. [C] 1 a list of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting: Let’s move on to item five on the agenda.

C,U] a liquid with a enough to be considered a responsible adult 6 [U] pleasant smell that a man puts on his face after he the state of being old: a letter that was brown with age 7 ages [plural] (informal) a long time: I SHAVE s haven’t been there for ages. 8 age group/ af·ter·taste /'æftø"teIst/ n. [C usually singular] a bracket the people between two particular ages, agrarian 21 considered as a group: a book for children in the 8–12 age group age2 v. [I,T] to become or look older, or to make someone look older: Jim has really aged.

1 the whole of an amount, time, or thing: Have you done all your homework? | We’ve spent it all. | I’ve been waiting all day/week. | Bill talks about work all the time (=very often or too much). | Professor Ito explained all of this. 2 every one of a group of things or people: Answer all twenty questions. | Have you told them all? | This is important to all of us. | She makes almost all (of) her own clothes. 3 the only thing or things: All I want is a cup of coffee. 4 all kinds/ sorts of sth very many different types of things, people, or places: The students are reading all kinds of books.