mature
verb/məˈtʃʊə(r)/, /məˈtʃɔː(r)/
/məˈtʃʊr/, /məˈtʊr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mature | /məˈtʃʊə(r)/, /məˈtʃɔː(r)/ /məˈtʃʊr/, /məˈtʊr/ |
| he / she / it matures | /məˈtʃʊəz/, /məˈtʃɔːz/ /məˈtʃʊrz/, /məˈtʊrz/ |
| past simple matured | /məˈtʃʊəd/, /məˈtʃɔːd/ /məˈtʃʊrd/, /məˈtʊrd/ |
| past participle matured | /məˈtʃʊəd/, /məˈtʃɔːd/ /məˈtʃʊrd/, /məˈtʊrd/ |
| -ing form maturing | /məˈtʃʊərɪŋ/, /məˈtʃɔːrɪŋ/ /məˈtʃʊrɪŋ/, /məˈtʊrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to become fully grown or developed
- This particular breed of cattle matures early.
- Technology in this field has matured considerably over the last decade.
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc1- The little garden was maturing nicely.
- The teenage years cover a period in which people mature physically and emotionally.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- early
- quickly
- …
- allow something to
- leave something to
- into
- to
- [intransitive] to develop emotionally and start to behave like a sensible adult
- He has matured a great deal over the past year.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- early
- quickly
- …
- allow something to
- leave something to
- into
- to
- [intransitive] mature (into something) to fully develop a particular skill or quality
- She has matured into one of the country's finest actresses.
- [intransitive, transitive] mature (something) if wine, cheese, etc. matures or is matured, it develops over a period of time to produce a strong, rich taste
- The cheese is smoked and then left to mature.
- a fully matured cheese
- [intransitive] (business) to reach the date when it must be paid
- She has a number of investments that mature at the end of the year.
become fully grown
become sensible
develop skill
wine/cheese
insurance policy
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin maturus ‘timely, ripe’; perhaps related to matins.
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