nounπShareThe whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive."The dog's age is eight years. "agebeingtimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive."My grandfather's age is eighty-two. "agetimehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of the stages of life."the age of infancy"agestagetimefamilyhumanperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested."the age of consent; the age of discretion"agehumantimelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others."the golden age; the age of Pericles"agehistorytimeperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA great period in the history of the Earth."the Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age; the Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch"geologyhistorytimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA period of one hundred years; a century."The Industrial Revolution spanned several ages, roughly two centuries of significant change. "agetimeperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe people who live during a particular period."The current age of high school students is very interested in technology. "timeperiodhistoryagesocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA generation."There are three ages living in her house."agetimefamilyhistorygroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA long time."Itβs been an age since we last saw you."timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unit of geologic time subdividing an epoch into smaller parts."The Paleocene age is part of the Paleogene period. "geologyagescienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand."In the card game, the age went to the student sitting to the left of the dealer. "gamepositionbetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThat part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part."What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?"agetimebeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities."to come of age; she is now of age"agerighthumanlawperiodtimesocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old; eld, seniority."Grandma's age brought a wealth of wisdom to the family gatherings. "agetimehumanperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to."Grief ages us."agephysiologyappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt."To avoid immediate payment, the student aged the loan until graduation. "financebusinesseconomylawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo categorize by age."One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable."agehumanbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age."He grew fat as he aged."agetimephysiologyappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading