Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with age in American Collocation
age
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
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describing the period of someone’s life
advanced
early
middle
old
young
Her mother had died of a brain tumour at an early age.
The service is aimed at women of middle age and elderly women.
describing when something is possible or usual
childbearing
marriageable
pensionable
reading
retirement
school-leaving
voting
working
The offer applies to all men and women of pensionable age.
reach an age
approach
attain
get to
live to
reach
survive to
When the child reached the age of thirteen years, his working life began.
change the age that someone needs to be
increase
lower
raise
We hoped that the Government would lower the voting age to 16.
ability
background
ethnicity
gender
nationality
occupation
race
religion
sex
sexuality
sexual orientation
The course takes into account your child’s age and ability.