What does ages mean?
Ages means plural of age.
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/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/ · noun
plural of age.
haven't seen them in ages
haven't seen them for ages
It'll be ages until/before we meet again.
Does the Station go on still? That was ages and ages ago. It must be crumbling to pieces. All except the Amirtollah kutcha road. I don't believe that could crumble till the Day of Judgment.
“He's been gone ages,” she said, and she went with little light steps to the door, opened it, and crossed the passage into his room.
Judith, aged 58, described her experience of seeking help for persistent back pain: "You don't actually see the consultant. You wait for ages and ages and ages and you come out feeling totally baffled really."
Trees have continually evolved throughout the ages.
Humans have warred with one another throughout the ages.
Use ages when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ages means plural of age.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
haven't seen them in ages
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