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age
noun
verb
how long something has existed
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eɪd͡ʒ
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noun
how long something has existed
“it was replaced because of its age”
noun
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
“she was now of school age”
noun
a late time of life
“old age is not for sissies”
noun
a prolonged period of time
“we've known each other for ages”
noun
an era of history having some distinctive feature
“we live in a litigious age”
verb
grow old or older
“She aged gracefully”
verb
begin to seem older; get older
“The death of his wife caused him to age fast”
verb
make older
“The death of his child aged him tremendously”
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it was replaced because of its age
she was now of school age
tall for his eld
old age is not for sissies
he's showing his years
age hasn't slowed him down at all
a beard white with eld
on the brink of geezerhood
we've known each other for ages
I haven't been there for years and years
we live in a litigious age
She aged gracefully
we age every day — what a depressing thought!
Young men senesce
The death of his wife caused him to age fast
The death of his child aged him tremendously
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