American Dictionary
Definition age in American English
age
verb
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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
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verb
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
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Example
Her father had aged dramatically since she had last seen him.
Synonyms and related words
Example
The sun had prematurely aged him.
Synonyms and related words
2
to become older
Example
She has aged well (=still looks attractive or young).
Synonyms and related words
Related Words
Words related to age:
a tender age (phrase)
act your age (phrase)
age (noun)
age (verb)
age bracket (noun)
age discrimination (noun)
age gap (noun)
age group (noun)
age limit (noun)
age-appropriate (adjective)
age-old (adjective)
come of age (phrase)
coming of age (noun)
feel your age (phrase)
golden age (noun)
Ice Age (noun)
in a coon’s age (phrase)
in this day and age (phrase)
information age (noun)
look your age (phrase)
mental age (noun)
middle age (noun)
middle-aged spread (noun)
new age (noun)
New Age (adjective)
old age (noun)
reading age (noun)
ripe (old) age (phrase)
school age (noun)
someone’s advancing years/age (phrase)
space-age (adjective)
the age of consent (noun)
the Bronze Age ()
the digital age (noun)
the Iron Age (noun)
the space age (noun)
the spirit of the (phrase)
the Stone Age (noun)
the University of the Third Age ()
years of age (phrase)