to age
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1.0
- verb
- /eɪdʒ/
:
envejecer
- He began to age more noticeably after he turned seventy.
- people age
- parents age
- children age
I haven't felt like I've aged since I moved out here.
- I haven't felt like I've aged since I moved out here.
- Watching men and women age and I'm watching their decisions.
- You get more wrinkles and your organs slowly age as well.
- I think things do age and get worse and die for sure.
- This year has aged us boys badly.
- Would my feet or head age more in the end?
- And obviously that that tweet would have aged very poorly had I sent it.
- And as males age, they catch up with females.
- You've got to start disregarding your age if you want to age incredibly well.
- I don't think some people age the same way calendars work.
Examples
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You get more wrinkles and your organs slowly age as well.
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And the problem is as we age, our organs tend to fail more.
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And it's the study of how they age and grow and die.
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I think things do age and get worse and die for sure.
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Two of those three are going to decline as you age no matter what you do.
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You can see that I aged rapidly since then.
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OK, You're going to age no matter what.
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I feel like I'm aging rapidly watching this.
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As he and I age, I am fearful of the future.
Academic text (2015) -
The population continues to age, and this too is a potent CVD risk factor.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
91
3.5
To become fully grown or developed
29
3.9
Become older as time passes
To grow old over time
To grow older over time
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
109
2.0
The later part of life after middle age when people often retire and may lose strength
59
2.2
People of about the same age that researchers study together for social or statistical reasons
9
3.9
A period in early history when people used bronze tools and weapons between the Stone and Iron Ages
8
3.9
A time since the late 1900s when computers and digital communication are common
4
1.3
A child old enough to go to school, usually between five and fifteen years old
3
6.3
A period in Europe when people valued reason, science, and personal freedom more than old traditions
1
5.0
A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change
- Archaic
1
5.1
A way to show how developed someone's thinking is by giving an age from a test
1
6.7
A time in British history from 1837 to 1901 with strict social rules and many grand buildings
1
5.8
A European movement that uses reason and science to question old beliefs and support people's rights
- Literature
1
7.3
A time in ancient myths when people are strong but violent and society is cruel
- Specialized
1
5.8
A long time in Earth's history since dinosaurs died when mammals became the main land animals
- Specialized
1
9.4
A time in Earth's history about the last two million years when humans lived and changed the world
- Specialized
1
8.0
A long time 230 to 63 million years ago when reptiles like dinosaurs lived on Earth
- Specialized
1
5.1
A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision
1
4.2
A person who gets regular money from the government after they stop working because of age
- Specialized
1
3.7
Government or private payments that give money to people after they reach a set age, usually when they stop working
- Specialized
1
6.7
The first part of the Stone Age when people made simple stone tools
- Specialized
The age at which most children reach a certain skill, like walking or talking
A period of English history during Queen Elizabeth I's rule when literature and drama flourished
- Specialized
A time 405 to 345 million years ago when fishes dominated and early amphibians and ammonites appeared
- Specialized
Time counted from when the sperm joins the egg to show how old an embryo or unborn baby is
- Specialized
Time since the egg and sperm joined that shows how old the embryo or unborn baby is
The middle part of the Stone Age when people used small stone tools and began to live in one place
A later part of the Stone Age when people begin farming and make polished stone tools
A regular payment from the government or an employer to someone who has retired
- Literature
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
A baby who is much smaller and lighter than usual for their pregnancy length
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Age comes from the same Latin aetas, 'period of life', so as a verb to age simply means to become older or to make something older.