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age

/ˈeɪʤ/

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noun

plural ages

the amount of time during which a person or animal has lived [count]

What is your age? [=how old are you?]

The age of the student was 20. = The student's age was 20.

Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages.

She died tragically at a young age.

Exercise is good for a man (of) your age.

The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.

He joined the company at the age of 35. [=when he was 35 years old]

She died at the ripe old age of 90.

You're too old to behave so foolishly. You should know better at your age. [=a person as old as you are should know better]

You should learn to act your age. [=to act in a way that is appropriate for a person of your age]

She showed remarkable musical talent at/from an early age. [=she showed talent when she was young]

The movie appeals to people of all ages.

The book is popular among men/women of a certain age. [=men/women who are not young anymore]

Her age is catching up to her. = She is starting to feel her age. [=she is starting to feel old]

He left home at the tender age of 18. [=when he was only 18 years old]

He learned to paint in his old age. [=when he was old]

Our son is small for his age. [=he's smaller than most children are at his age] [noncount]

Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age.

a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11

When you're my age [=when you're as old as I am] you'll realize that life isn't always fair.

She became involved with a man twice her age.

More people now live to extreme old age. [=live to be extremely old]

The program is for people over/under age 50.

groups of people classified by race and age

The student was 20 years of age. [=was 20 years old]

He joined the company at age 35. - often used before another noun

The movie appeals to people of all age groups.

He was over the age limit. [=he was too old] - see also middle age, old age, school age

the amount of time during which a thing has existed [count]

What is the age of your car?

The car is in good condition for its age. [=considering how old it is] [noncount]

The magazines were sorted by age.

the time of life when a person does something or becomes legally able to do something [count]

The voting age is 18. [=people are allowed to vote when they are 18 years old]

He was past the age for military service. [noncount]

Her parents are approaching retirement age.

young people who have not yet reached drinking age

students of college age = college-age students - see also age of consent

[noncount] the passage of time :the process of becoming old or older

a tree weakened by age

His skills haven't diminished with age.

a wine that has improved with age

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (1607) -

the condition of being old

from youth to (old) age

The building is showing signs of age.

She died of old age.

[count] :a period of history - usually singular

an airplane that became a symbol of the modern age

a bygone/past age

the great problems of our age

It's hard to believe that such behavior is still tolerated in this day and age. [=in current times; now] :a period of time that is associated with a particular thing or person

People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.

the age of Columbus

the machine age

the Age of Discovery - see also bronze age, dark ages, golden age, ice age, iron age, new age, stone age gilded age at gild

[count] informal :a long period of time

It's been an age since we last saw them.

usually plural

It's been ages since we last saw them. = We haven't seen them in/for ages. = It was ages ago when we last saw them.

come of age

to reach the age when you are considered an adult

He received his full inheritance when he came of age. - often used figuratively.

She came of age as an artist [=she developed fully as an artist] after she moved to New York.

a political movement that has recently come of age [=has become fully formed and effective]

in a coon's age

or in a dog's age

US informal :in a very long time

We haven't seen them in a coon's age.

verb

ages; aged; aging or chiefly Brit ageing

[no obj] :to become old or older

As he aged he grew more and more bitter.

You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!

an aging population

a book that has aged well [=a book that is still good or appealing although it is no longer new]

She has aged gracefully. [=she has continued to be healthy and young looking as she has gotten older]

[+ obj] :to cause (someone or something) to become old or to appear to be old

His troubles have aged him.

Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.

of food or drink :to be stored for a period of time in order to gain desired qualities [no obj]

The wine ages in oak barrels. [+ obj]

The wine is aged in oak barrels.

an aged cheese

* Các từ tương tự:
-age, age of consent, aged, ageing, ageism, ageless, agency, agenda, agent