pre·ma·ture

(prē′mə-tyo͝or′, -to͝or′, -cho͝or′)

adj.

1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end.

2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant.

[Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemātūrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mātūrus, ripe; see mā- in Indo-European roots.]

pre′ma·ture′ly adv.

pre′ma·ture′ness, pre′ma·tu′ri·ty n.

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premature

(ˌprɛməˈtjʊə; ˈprɛməˌtjʊə)

adj

1. occurring or existing before the normal or expected time

2. impulsive or hasty: a premature judgment.

3. (Medicine) (of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (5 lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation

[C16: from Latin praemātūrus, very early, from prae in advance + mātūrus ripe]

ˌpremaˈturely adv

ˌpremaˈtureness, ˌpremaˈturity n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pre•ma•ture

(ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər; esp. Brit. ˌprɛm ə-)

adj.

1. occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.

2. mature or ripe before the proper time.

3. born before gestation is complete; preterm.

[1520–30; < Latin praemātūrus. See pre-, mature]

pre`ma•ture′ly, adv.

pre`ma•tu′ri•ty, pre`ma•ture′ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	premature - born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" immature - not yet mature full-term - gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby"
	2.	premature - too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" previous early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
	3.	premature - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" untimely early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

premature

adjective

1. early, untimely, before time, unseasonable a twenty-four-year-old man suffering from premature baldness

2. hasty, rash, too soon, precipitate, impulsive, untimely, ill-considered, jumping the gun, ill-timed, inopportune, overhasty It now seems their optimism was premature.

3. preterm, prem (informal), preemie (U.S. & Canad. informal) a greater risk of having a premature baby

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

premature

adjective

Developing, occurring, or appearing before the expected time:

early, precocious, untimely.

Translations

سابِق أوانِه، خديجمُبْتَسِّر

předčasnýnedonošený

for tidlig

ennenaikainen

preuranjen

idő: idõ elõtti

ótímabær, fyrir tímann

prematuro precoce

時期尚早の

시기상조의

per ankstiper ankstyvas

pāragrspriekšlaicīgs

nedonosený

för tidig

ยังไม่โตเต็มที่

erkenprematürevaktinden önce

non

提前的早产的未成熟的过早的

premature

[ˈpremətʃʊəʳ] ADJ [baby, ageing, baldness] → prematuro; [ejaculation] → precoz
it would be premature to conclude that → sería prematuro deducir que ...
he was (born) five weeks premature → nació con cinco semanas de antelación
I think you're being a little premature → creo que te estás adelantando a los acontecimientos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

premature

[ˈprɛmətʃə^r] adj

[birth] → prématuré(e)
a premature baby → un bébé prématuré

[death, baldness, end] → prématuré(e)
it's premature to do sth → il est prématuré de faire qch
to be premature [optimism, congratulations] → être prématuré
you're being a little premature → tu vas un peu vite
to be premature in doing sth → aller un peu (trop) vite en faisant qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

premature

adj baldness, birth, arrival → vorzeitig; labour, death, retirement → frühzeitig, vorzeitig; decision, action → verfrüht; you were a little premature → da waren Sie ein wenig voreilig; the baby was three weeks premature → das Baby wurde drei Wochen zu früh geboren; it is premature to talk of sanctions → es ist voreilig or verfrüht, von Sanktionen zu sprechen; premature baby → Frühgeburt f; premature ejaculation → vorzeitiger Samenerguss; premature retirement → Vorruhestand m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

premature

[ˈprɛməˌtjʊəʳ] adj (baby, birth, decision) → prematuro/a; (arrival) → (molto) anticipato/a
you are being a little premature → sei un po' troppo precipitoso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

premature

(preməˈtʃuə) , ((American) pri:-) adjective

happening etc before the right or expected time. a premature birth; The baby was three weeks premature.

ˌpremaˈturely adverb

premature

→ مُبْتَسِّر předčasný for tidlig vorzeitig πρώιμος prematuro ennenaikainen prématuré preuranjen prematuro 時期尚早の 시기상조의 vroegtijdig for tidlig przedwczesny prematuro преждевременный för tidig ยังไม่โตเต็มที่ erken non 未成熟的

pre·ma·ture

a. [newborn] prematuro-a, nacido antes de llegar a término;

___ delivery → parto prematuro.

premature

adj prematuro, precoz

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