age

age1 [ eıdʒ ] noun ***

▸ 1 number of years lived

▸ 2 time of life for doing something

▸ 3 period of history

▸ 4 being/becoming old

▸ 5 long time

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) count or uncount the number of years that someone has lived:

It was difficult to guess his age.

The average age of the delegates was over 60.

reach the age of: She'll only inherit when she reaches the age of 18.

at/from the age of: At the age of 10, I went to live with my aunt.

at/from an early age (=a young age): The sisters have been playing music together from an early age.

at your/his/her etc. age (=because of how young or old someone is): At her age, she might be expected to take things easy.

difference in age: Her parents disapproved of the relationship because of the difference in age.

years of age: He started work there at 14 years of age.

of all/different ages: The movie is designed to appeal to people of all ages.

a ) the number of years that something has existed:

The value of the furniture depends on its condition and age.

b ) act your age used for telling someone that they are behaving in a stupid way, as if they were much younger than they really are

=> READING AGE

2. ) count or uncount the time of life when you are allowed by law to do something:

voting age: young people who have reached the voting age

raise/lower the age of something: Plans are afoot to lower the age of consent to 16.

under age (=too young by law to do something): He served wine to girls who were under age.

a ) the time of life when it is possible or typical for people to do something:

child-bearing/school/working age: 15% of women of child-bearing age were found to have the infection.

of an age to do something: Her two older sons were both of an age to be working.

3. ) count a period of history:

We live in a materialistic age.

age of: It was an age of great intellectual excitement.

=> DARK AGES

4. ) uncount the state of being old or becoming old:

His face is starting to show signs of age.

with age: With age, your reactions get slower.

Good wines improve with age.

5. ) ages plural INFORMAL a long time:

for ages: She's lived here for ages.

take/spend ages: He took ages to answer the phone.

We spent ages trying to print this out.

in ages: For the first time in ages, we sat down and talked.

ages ago: The wedding was planned ages ago.

seem (like) ages: After what seemed like ages, the doctor came back.

come of age

1. ) to reach the age when you are legally an adult

2. ) to become accepted and respected by most people:

With this movie, Australian cinema finally comes of age.

age

age 2 [ eıdʒ ] verb **

1. ) intransitive to look or seem older:

Her father had aged dramatically since she had last seen him.

a ) transitive to make someone look or seem older:

The sun had prematurely aged him.

2. ) intransitive to become older:

As you age, your skin becomes less elastic.

She has aged well (=still looks attractive or young).

3. ) intransitive or transitive if wine ages or you age it, its taste improves because it is kept for some time