Age

/eɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes).

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
2. (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
3. (countable) Any particular stage of life.
4. (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
5. (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
6. (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
7. (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
8. (countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.

Example Sentences

"What is the age of your oldest child?" — "He's ten." (ten years old)

What were their ages at the time of their marriage?

We can determine the age of fossils using radiometric dating.

What is the present age of the earth?

I have a daughter your age, and I tell her when I was your age I was already working.

You should play with kids the same age as you.

At your age, your mom and I'd already found a job.

We both have kids under age four.

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Word Forms

• ages
• aging
• ageing
• aged

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