Age | Mean of age in English Dictionary

/ˈeɪʤ/

• Noun
• the amount of time during which a person or animal has lived
1. What is your age? [=how old are you?]
2. The age of the student was 20. = The student's age was 20.
3. Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages.
4. She died tragically at a young age.
5. Exercise is good for a man (of) your age.
6. The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.
7. He joined the company at the age of 35. [=when he was 35 years old]
8. She died at the ripe old age of 90.
9. You're too old to behave so foolishly. You should know better at your age. [=a person as old as you are should know better]
10. You should learn to act your age. [=to act in a way that is appropriate for a person of your age]
11. She showed remarkable musical talent at/from an early age. [=she showed talent when she was young]
12. The movie appeals to people of all ages.
13. The book is popular among men/women of a certain age. [=men/women who are not young anymore]
14. Her age is catching up to her. = She is starting to feel her age. [=she is starting to feel old]
15. He left home at the tender age of 18. [=when he was only 18 years old]
16. He learned to paint in his old age. [=when he was old]
17. Our son is small for his age. [=he's smaller than most children are at his age]
18. Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age.
19. a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11
20. When you're my age [=when you're as old as I am] you'll realize that life isn't always fair.
21. She became involved with a man twice her age.
22. More people now live to extreme old age. [=live to be extremely old]
23. The program is for people over/under age 50.
24. groups of people classified by race and age
25. The student was 20 years of age. [=was 20 years old]
26. He joined the company at age 35.
27. The movie appeals to people of all age groups.
28. He was over the age limit. [=he was too old]
• the amount of time during which a thing has existed
1. What is the age of your car?
2. The car is in good condition for its age. [=considering how old it is]
3. The magazines were sorted by age.
• the time of life when a person does something or becomes legally able to do something
1. The voting age is 18. [=people are allowed to vote when they are 18 years old]
2. He was past the age for military service.
3. Her parents are approaching retirement age.
4. young people who have not yet reached drinking age
5. students of college age = college-age students

• the passage of time
1. a tree weakened by age
2. His skills haven't diminished with age.
3. a wine that has improved with age
4. “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.” Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (1607)
• the condition of being old
1. from youth to (old) age
2. The building is showing signs of age.
3. She died of old age.
• a period of history
1. an airplane that became a symbol of the modern age
2. a bygone/past age
3. the great problems of our age
4. It's hard to believe that such behavior is still tolerated in this day and age. [=in current times; now]
5. People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.
6. the age of Columbus
7. the machine age
8. the Age of Discovery
• a long period of time
1. It's been an age since we last saw them.
2. It's been ages since we last saw them. = We haven't seen them in/for ages. = It was ages ago when we last saw them.
• to reach the age when you are considered an adult
1. He received his full inheritance when he came of age.
2. She came of age as an artist [=she developed fully as an artist] after she moved to New York.
3. a political movement that has recently come of age [=has become fully formed and effective]
• in a very long time
1. We haven't seen them in a coon's age.
• Verb
• to become old or older
1. As he aged he grew more and more bitter.
2. You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!
3. an aging population
4. a book that has aged well [=a book that is still good or appealing although it is no longer new]
5. She has aged gracefully. [=she has continued to be healthy and young looking as she has gotten older]
• to cause (someone or something) to become old or to appear to be old
1. His troubles have aged him.
2. Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.
• to be stored for a period of time in order to gain desired qualities
1. The wine ages in oak barrels.
2. The wine is aged in oak barrels.
3. an aged cheese