age
verb/eɪdʒ/
/eɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they age | /eɪdʒ/ /eɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it ages | /ˈeɪdʒɪz/ /ˈeɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple aged | /eɪdʒd/ /eɪdʒd/ |
| past participle aged | /eɪdʒd/ /eɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form aging | /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to become older
- As he aged, his memory got worse.
- The population is aging (= more people are living longer).
- This film hasn't aged well at all (= it seems old-fashioned now).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- really
- a little
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to look, feel or seem older; to make somebody/something look, feel or seem older
- My mother has really aged since she became ill.
- age somebody The shock has aged her.
- age something Exposure to the sun ages the skin.
- These photos have been artificially aged.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- really
- a little
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to develop in taste over a period of time; to allow something to do this synonym mature
- The cheese is left to age for at least a year.
- age something The wine is aged in oak casks.
- This wine has not aged well.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- really
- a little
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin aetas, aetat-, from aevum ‘age, era’.
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