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"she was now of school age"nouna time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
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"we've known each other for ages"nouna prolonged period of timetype of:
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"old age is not for sissies" "age hasn't slowed him down at all"nouna late time of life
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"She aged gracefully" "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"verbgrow old or oldertype of:
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"we live in a litigious age"nounan era of history having some distinctive feature
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"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"verbbegin to seem older; get oldertype of:
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"it was replaced because of its age"nounhow long something has existedtype of:
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"The death of his child aged him tremendously"verbmake olderOpposite:
Examples of age
- "she was now of school age"
- "we've known each other for ages"
- "old age is not for sissies"
- "age hasn't slowed him down at all"
- "She aged gracefully"
- "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
- "we live in a litigious age"
- "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
- "it was replaced because of its age"
- "The death of his child aged him tremendously"