with age comes

7.4

People become wiser and get more experience as they grow older

idiom

: con la edad viene

People often say that with age comes patience and perspective.

Examples

With age comes a better understanding of how to handle difficult situations.
She truly believes that with age comes the ability to make wiser decisions.
They say that with age comes a deeper understanding of life.
Is it true that with age comes experience?
With age comes a greater appreciation for the little things in life.
Many people believe that with age comes the wisdom to avoid past mistakes.
With age comes a deeper understanding of personal relationships.

Antonyms

ignorance

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

naivety

7 6.1

Lack of experience or common sense that makes someone trust others easily

Surface Forms

with age comes main

Morphology

with + age + come

The clause 'with age comes' directly combines 'with' (indicating a concurrent circumstance), 'age' (growing older) and 'comes' (arrives/occurs) to signal that some quality or outcome appears as age increases; this compositional meaning follows a common English pattern ('With X comes Y') and is easily inferable. Cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. 'con la edad viene...', similar constructions) and the literal meanings of the constituents make the expression immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the words.

Etymology

With age comes creates a simple picture: as age comes, it brings things like patience or experience. So it means that when people grow older they often gain 'wisdom' and 'knowledge'.