age

/eidʤ/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed: The number of years from birth or creation.
    • A distinct period of history: A particular era characterized by specific features or events.
    • A very long time: An extended, often indefinite, period.

  2. Verb:

    • To grow old or cause to grow old: To show the effects or characteristics of increasing age.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • Her age is twenty-five. (She has lived for twenty-five years.)
    • We live in the digital age. (We live in the historical period defined by digital technology.)
    • I haven't seen you for ages! (I haven't seen you for a very long time.)

  • Verb:

    • Worry can age a person. (Worry can cause a person to look or feel older.)
    • He has aged well. (He has grown older while maintaining good health or appearance.)
Advanced Usage

  • "To be/come of age": To reach the legal age of adulthood.

    • She will inherit the money when she comes of age.

  • "Act your age!": A command telling someone to behave in a manner appropriate for their maturity level.

    • Stop being so silly—act your age!

  • "Age before beauty": A humorous saying used when allowing an older person to go first.

    • After you—age before beauty.
Variants and Related Words

  • Aged (adj.): Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

    • An aged oak tree stood in the garden.

  • Aging (n./adj.): The process of growing old.

    • The aging population is a concern for many countries.

  • Ageless (adj.): Not appearing to grow old; timeless.

    • She has an ageless beauty.
Synonyms
  • Noun (time of life): Years.
  • Noun (era): Era, epoch, period.
  • Verb: Mature, grow old, senesce.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Age out: To become too old for a particular system, service, or group.
    • Foster children often age out of the system at eighteen.
Related Idioms

  • "A golden age": A period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness.

    • The 1920s are often considered a golden age of jazz.

  • "To be of a certain age": To be middle-aged or older (often used euphemistically).

    • The club's music appeals to people of a certain age.
Noun
  1. 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
  2. a prolonged period of time
    • we've known each other for ages
    • I haven't been there for years and years
  3. 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
  4. an era of history having some distinctive feature
    • we live in a litigious age
  5. how long something has existed
    • it was replaced because of its age
Verb
  1. make older
    • The death of his child aged him tremendously
  2. grow old or older
    • She aged gracefully
    • we age every day--what a depressing thought!
    • Young men senesce
  3. begin to seem older; get older
    • The death of his wife caused him to age fast

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