mellow
verb/ˈmeləʊ/
/ˈmeləʊ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they mellow | /ˈmeləʊ/ /ˈmeləʊ/ |
| he / she / it mellows | /ˈmeləʊz/ /ˈmeləʊz/ |
| past simple mellowed | /ˈmeləʊd/ /ˈmeləʊd/ |
| past participle mellowed | /ˈmeləʊd/ /ˈmeləʊd/ |
| -ing form mellowing | /ˈmeləʊɪŋ/ /ˈmeləʊɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become or make somebody become less extreme in behaviour, etc., especially as a result of growing older
- She had mellowed a great deal since their days at college.
- He had mellowed a lot over the years.
- She had mellowed a little with age.
- mellow somebody A period spent working abroad had done nothing to mellow him.
- [intransitive, transitive] mellow (something) to become or to make a colour become less bright, especially over a period of time
- [intransitive, transitive] mellow (something) to develop or make wine develop a pleasant and less bitter taste over a period of time
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal ‘ground grain or pulses’). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
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