age
/eɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable
Age means: a late time of life.
Synonyms for age25
noun, as in a late time of life
noun, as in a prolonged period of time
noun, as in an era of history having some distinctive feature
noun, as in a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
verb, as in grow old or older
Opposites of age
What does age mean?8
noun
a late time of life“old age is not for sissies”
a prolonged period of time“we've known each other for ages”
an era of history having some distinctive feature“we live in a litigious age”
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises“she was now of school age”
how long something has existed“it was replaced because of its age”
verb
grow old or older“She aged gracefully”
begin to seem older; get older“The death of his wife caused him to age fast”
make older“The death of his child aged him tremendously”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with age?12
Age in a sentence
- No matter the age, a child is a child.unknown
- Indeed he is young, but he is well experienced for his age.potatoindespair
- Like a good wine, he improves with age.CK
- If you dress like that at your age, you'll make a fool of yourself.CK
- I don't care about your race, age, or religion.Lumi_alt
- Now that you have come of age, you should know better.Delian
- Now you have come of age, you should seek a living for yourself.unknown
- Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.daveoily
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of age
as a noun
- plural
- ages
as a verb
- past tense
- aged
- past participle
- aged
- present participle
- aging
- third-person singular
- ages