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age  (j)

n.

1. The length of time that one has existed; duration of life: 23 years of age.

2. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age: under age; of age.

3. One of the stages of life: the age of adolescence; at an awkward age.

4. The state of being old; old age: hair white with age.

5. often Age

a. A period in the history of humankind marked by a distinctive characteristic or achievement: the Stone Age; the computer age.

b. A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch: the Ice Age.

c. A period of time marked by the presence or influence of a dominant figure: the Elizabethan Age. See Synonyms at period.

6.

a. The period of history during which a person lives: a product of his age.

b. A generation: ages yet unborn.

7. ages Informal An extended period of time: left ages ago.

v. aged, ag·ing, ag·es

v.tr.

1. To cause to become old.

2. To cause to mature or ripen under controlled conditions: aging wine.

3. To change (the characteristics of a device) through use, especially to stabilize (an electronic device).

v.intr.

1. To become old.

2. To manifest traits associated with old age.

3. To develop a certain quality of ripeness; become mature: cheese aging at room temperature. See Synonyms at mature.

Phrasal Verb:

age out Informal

To reach an age, 18 or 21 years, for example, at which one is no longer eligible for certain special services, such as education or protection, from the state.

Idiom:

come of age

To reach maturity.

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[Middle English, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetticum, from Latin aets, aett-, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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ager n.

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age

Noun

1. the length of time that a person or thing has existed

2. a period or state of human life

3. the latter part of human life

4. a period of history marked by some feature

5. ages Informal a long time

6. come of age to become legally responsible for one's actions (usually at 18 years)

Verb

ageing or aging, aged

1. to become old: skin type changes as one ages

2. to appear or cause to appear older: the years had not aged her in any way [Latin aetas]

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Age

See also children; old age.

ageism, agism

discrimination on the basis of age, especially against older people.

antiquation

the process of making antiquated or the condition of being antiquated.

coetaneity

coevalneity. — coetaneous, adj.

coevalneity

the state or quality of being alike in age or duration; contemporaneity. Also called coetaneity. — coeval, aadj.

juniority

the condition of being junior, as in age, rank, or position.

quadragenarianism

the state of being in one’s forties. — quadragenarian, n., adj. — quadragenary, adj.

quinquagenarianism

the state of being in one’s fifties. — quinquagenarian, n., adj. — quinquagenary, adj.

sexagenarianism

the state of being in one’s sixties. — sexagenarian, n., adj. — sexagenary, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	age - how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age" property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" chronological age - age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years" bone age - a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age developmental age - a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms fertilization age, fetal age, gestational age - the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization mental age - the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test oldness - the quality of being old; the opposite of newness newness - the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness oldness - the opposite of youngness youngness - the opposite of oldness
	2.	age - an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" historic period history - the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history" epoch, era - a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe golden age - any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness Jazz Age - the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful exuberance, and carefree hedonism reign - the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII" turn of the century - the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century
	3.	age - a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" eld life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state age of consent - the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union legal age, majority - the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs nonage, minority - any age prior to the legal age drinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages voting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections
	4.	age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" long time, years period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" month of Sundays - a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays" eon, aeon - an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" blue moon - a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens" year dot - as long ago as anyone can remember; "he has been a conductor since the year dot"
	5.	age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" eld, geezerhood, old age, years time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state mid-sixties, sixties - the time of life between 60 and 70 mid-seventies, seventies - the time of life between 70 and 80 mid-eighties, eighties - the time of life between 80 and 90 mid-nineties, nineties - the time of life between 90 and 100 dotage, second childhood, senility - mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Verb	1.	age - begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
	2.	age - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" senesce, maturate, mature, get on turn - become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year" fossilise, fossilize - become mentally inflexible develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" dote - be foolish or senile due to old age
	3.	age - make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" rejuvenate - make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

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age

noun 1. years, days, generation, lifetime, stage of life, length of life, length of existence

noun 2. old age, experience, maturity, completion, seniority, fullness, majority, maturation, senility, decline, advancing years, declining years, senescence, full growth, matureness << OPPOSITE youth

noun 3. time, day(s), period, generation, era, epoch

plural noun 4. (Informal) a long time or while, years, centuries, for ever (informal) aeons, donkey's years (informal) yonks (informal) a month of Sundays (informal) an age or eternity

verb 5. grow old, decline, weather, fade, deteriorate, wither

verb 6. mature, season, condition, soften, mellow, ripen

Translations

age [eɪdʒ] n → edad f (= old age); vejez f (= period); época

vi → envejecer(se)

vt → envejecer;

what age is he? → ¿qué edad or cuántos años tiene?;

he is 20 years of age → tiene 20 años;

under age → menor de edad;

to come of age → llegar a la mayoría de edad;

it's been ages since I saw you → hace siglos que no te veo

age [eɪdʒ] n → âge m

vt, vi → vieillir;

what age is he? → quel âge a-t-il?;

he is 20 years of age → il a 20 ans;

under age → mineur(e);

to come of age → atteindre sa majorité;

it's been ages since I saw you → ça fait une éternité que je ne t'ai pas vu

age [eɪdʒ] n → Alter nt;

(period) → Zeitalter nt

vi → altern, alt werden

vt → alt machen;

what age is he? → wie alt ist er?;

20 years of age → 20 Jahre alt;

under age → minderjährig;

to come of age → mündig werden;

it's been ages since ... → es ist ewig her, seit ...

age [eɪdʒ] n → età f inv

vt, vi → invecchiare;

what age is he? → quanti anni ha?;

he is 20 years of age → ha 20 anni;

under age → minorenne;

to come of age → diventare maggiorenne;

it's been ages since ... → sono secoli che ...

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age

n age [eidʒ]

1 the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?ouderdomعُمْر، سِنвъзрастvěk, stáříalder; alderstrin; levealderdas Alterηλικίαedadigaسنikäâgeגִילवय, उम्रdobkorumuralduretà年齢연령, 나이amžiusvecums; gadiumurleeftijdalder, alderstrinn, levealderwiekidadevârstăвозрастvek, rokystaroststarostålderอายุyaş年齡вік, літаعمرtuổi年龄

2 (often with capital) a particular period of time This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.eraعَصْرвекvěk, epochatidsalder; -alderdas Zeitalterιστορική περίοδος, εποχήépoca, edadaegزمانه؛ دورانaikakausiépoque, âgeתְקוּפָה, עִידָןयुगvijekkorzamantímabil, öldepoca, età時代시대amžiuslaikmets; periodszamantijdperktidsalderwiekidadeepocă, evвек; эпоха; периодvek, epocha, dobadoba, vekdobatid, tidevarv, periodยุคçağ時期вік, епохаوقت ، زمانہthời đại时期

3 the quality of being old This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.ouderdomشَيْخُوخَهстаростstáříalderdas Alterπέρασμα του χρόνου, παλαιότηταedadvanusسالخوردگیikäâgeגִילstarostkorusiaalduretà年を重ねること노령amžiuslaiks; gadiusiaouderdomalderwiekidadebătrâneţe; vechimeстарость;годыvek, starobaletastarostålder, ålderdom[]ความมีอายุyaşlılık, yaşlanma, eskime老年вік, рокиقدیم ہوناchín ngấu; từng trải老年

4 (usually in plural) a very long time We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.ewigفَتْرَة طَوِيلَه، دَهْرвечностvěčnostevighed(er)die Ewigkeit(en)μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα (πληθ.)años, siglospikka aegaمدت هاiät ja ajatéternitéזְמָן רָבbeskrajno dugoigen soká, régenlama sekalióratímisecoli, eternità長い間오랜 세월šimtas metų, visas amžiusilgs laiks; mūžībamasa yang lamaeeuwigheidevighet(er)wiekséculosveşnicieвечностьvečnosť(celo) večnostvečnosti en evighet, i evigheterเวลานานçok uzun zaman很長一段時間дуже довгий строкایک مدت سےthời gian dài很长一段时间

v – present participle ˈag(e)ing –

to (cause to) grow old or look old He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.verouderd, oud gewordيَشِيخ، يَهْرَمостарявам(ze)stárnout, dělat starýmældes; blive gammelalternγερνώenvejecervananema, vanemaks tegemaپیر شدنvanheta, vanhentaavieillirלְהִזְדַקֵןबूढ़ा होनाostarjetiöregszikmenua, menjadi tuaeldast, verða gamallinvecchiare年をとる늙다; 나이를 먹게 하다sen(din)tinovecotmenjadi tua(doen)veroudereneldes, bli gammelstarzeć się, postarzaćenvelhecera îmbătrâniстареть; стариться(zo)starnúťpostarati (se)ostareoåldrasมีอายุเพิ่มขึ้น; แก่ขึ้นyaşlanmak, ihtiyarlamak變老，使變老старітиمعمر ہوناlàm cho già đi变老，使变老

adj aged

1  ˈeidʒid old an aged man.verouderdeطَاعِن فِي السِّنстарstarýaldrende; gammelaltηλικιωμένοςviejo, ancianoelatanudپیر؛ مسنiäkäsvieuxזָקֶןबूढ़ाostarioidőstuaaldraður, gamallanziano年をとった늙은pagyvenęspadzīvojis; vecsberusiaoudgammel, aldrendew podeszłym wiekuidosobătrânпрестарелыйstarýstar, priletenu godinamagammal, ålderstigenสูงอายุ; แก่yaşlı, yaşlanmış年老的в літах; старийمعمر ، عمر رسیدہcó tuổi年老的

2  eidʒd of the age of a child aged five.jaar oudعُمْرُهна възрастve věkupå [] år...Jahre altηλικίαςde (cinco años) de edadvanuneبه سن؛ -سالهikäinenâgé deבְּגִילउम्रu dobiévesberumurað aldridell'età di～才の...세의amžiaus(noteiktu gadu skaitu) vecs; -gadīgsberumuroudpå (fem år)w wieku ... latcom a idade deîn vârstă deв возрасте таких-то летvo vekustarstari en ålder avซึ่งมีอายุ...yaşında...歲的вікомعمر ، سِنtuổi...岁的

adj ˈageless

never growing old or never looking older ageless beauty.ewigdurendeدَائِم الشَّيَابнесотаряващnestárnoucítidløszeitlosαγέραστοςsin edad, eternovananematuهمیشه جوانiätönsans âgeנִצְחִי, שֶׁלֹא מָרְאֶה סִימָנֵי גִילसदाबहारbezvremenskikortalanawet mudasíungur, ævarandisenza età, eterno不老の언제까지나 나이를 먹지 않는nesenstantis, amžinasnenovecojošs; mūžīgstidak menjadi tuaeeuwig jongtidløswiecznysem idadefără vârstăнестареющийnestarnúciki mu ni videti letvečitsom aldrig åldras, tidlösที่เป็นอมตะyaşlanmaz, ihtiyarlamaz不會/顯老的нестаріючийسدا بہارtrẻ mãi không già不会老的

adj ˈage-old

done, known etc for a very long time an age-old custom.stokou, eeue oueقَدِيم العَهْدвековенprastarý, odvěkýældgammeluraltπαμπάλαιοςancestraligivanaکهنikivanhaséculaireנִמְשַך זְמָן רָבपुरानाprastarősrégisepanjang zamanaldagamall, ævafornsecolare, antico古くからの예로부터의labai senasmūžsenslamaeeuwenoudeldgammelodwiecznyantigostrăvechiочень давнийprastarý, odvekýprastardrevanurgammalเก่าแก่eskiden beri bilinen古老的віковий; дуже давнійlâu đời古老的

the aged [ˈeidʒid]

old people care for the aged.oumenseالمُسِنُّونвъзрастнитеstaří (lidé)de ældre; de gamlealte Menschen, die Altenοι ηλικιωμένοιancianos, personas mayores, tercera edadvanuridسالمندikäihmisetgens âgésהַזְקֶנִיםबूढ़ेstariaz öregekorang lanjut usia, manulaaldraðirgli anziani老人노인들senyvo amžiaus žmonės, senimasvecie cilvēkiorang-orang tuabejaardende gamle, de eldrestarsi, ludzie w podeszłym wiekuidososvârstnicii, bătrâniiпрестарелыеstaríostarelistari ljudide gamlaผู้สูงอายุyaşlılar老人старіعمر رسیدہngười cao tuổi老人

(come) of age

(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). meerderjarig wordسِن الرُّشْد القَانُونِيставам пълнолетенdosáhnout zletilostiblive myndigvolljährig (werden)ενηλικιώνομαιtäisealiseks saamaبه سن قانونی رسیدنtulla täysi-ikäiseksiatteindre sa majoritéלְהַגִיע לְבָּגְרוּתपरिपक्व होनाostarjetinagykorú(vá válik)cukup umurverða fullveðja/fullorðinndiventare maggiorenne成人となる성년(이 되다)tapti pilnamečiupilngadīgs; sasniegt pilngadībucukup umurmeerderjarigbli myndigosiągnać dojrzałość(atingir) a maioridade(a deveni) majorдостичь совершеннолетияdospieťpostati polnoletenpostati punoletan[] myndigบรรลุนิติภาวะergenlik yaşına (erişmek)成年досягти повноліттяقانونی عمر کو پہنچناtrưởng thành成年