age

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
2. (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
3. (countable) Any particular stage of life.
4. (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
5. (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
6. (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
7. (countable, uncountable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
8. (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
9. (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
10. (countable, uncountable) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
11. (countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.
12. (countable, dated, possibly, uncommon) A generation.
13. (countable, excessive) A long time.
14. (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
15. (countable) The entitlement 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.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
2. (intransitive, usually) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
3. (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
4. (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
5. (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
6. (transitive) To determine the age of (the length of time that something has been alive or in existence).
7. (transitive) To indicate or reveal that (a person) has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.
8. (figuratively, transitive) To allow (something) to persist by postponing an action that would extinguish it, as a debt.
9. (transitive) To categorize by age.

Opposite of

youth

Synonyms

era

period

epoch

time

⌚

grow old

year

generation

years

become old

mature

old age

get old

lifetime

eld

times

term

season

phase

grow older

old

🧓

date

📅

oldness

world

🗺️

century

life

moment

stage

span

eternity

period of time

eon

historic period

senesce

geezerhood

harvest

make old

aeon

get on

stint

age of majority

majority

size

space

spell

life span

elderly

ripen

get older

hour

patch

Translations

âge

Alter

edad

età

idade

leeftijd

vieillir

Zeitalter

époque

altern

invecchiare

εποχή

ouderdom

Epoche

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: age

Cognate with French: âge

In summary

From Middle English age, Old French aage, eage, edage, from an assumed Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, derived from Latin aetātem, itself derived from aevum (“lifetime”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”). Compare French âge. Displaced native Old English ieldu.
The verb is from Middle English agen, from the noun. Originally found mostly as a participial adjective, probably an adjective in -ed, derived from the noun, reanalyzed to create a verb; perhaps modeled on such pairs as Latin senēscō (seneō; verb) / senex (adjective) and Middle French vieillir (verb) / vieil (adjective). Also compare Old French se aagier, eogier (“become of age”).

Sentences

With age her control and power increased .

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

From an early age , Gerard Mur showed a great talent for writing .

Metals and related concepts were mentioned in various early Vedic age texts .

Duer has investigated the calcification of blood vessels that occurs when people age .

The presence of Gilded Age estates is a large component of Oakdale's past .