English

Pronunciation

• IPA : /eɪʤ/
• SAMPA : /eIdZ/

Noun

'age (plural ages)

1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
2. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time.

   What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?

3. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
4. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
5. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

   to come of age

   he (or she) is of age

6. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.

   the age of consent

   the age of discretion

7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

   the golden age

   the age of Pericles

8. A great period in the history of the Earth.
9. A century; the period of one hundred years.
10. The people who live at a particular period.
11. Hence, a generation.
12. A long time.

Synonyms

• (latter part of life): dotage , old age

Translations

whole duration of a being

part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time

latter part of life

one of the stages of life

time of life when one attains full person rights

time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested

particular period of time in history

great period in the history of the Earth

century See century

people who live at a particular period

generation See generation

• Turkish: nesil

a long time

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Breton: oad m -où (1), oadvezh m -ioù, hoalad m -où (2)
• Dutch: leeftijd m (1), ouderdom m (1), tijdperk n (2), generatie f (3)
• Esperanto: aĝo
• French: époque f (2), ère f; génération f (3)
• German: Epoche f (2), Ära f (2);
• Hebrew: גיל m
• Indonesian: umur / usia (1)
• Interlingua: epocha , era (2); generation (3)
• Italian: epoca f (2), era f (2); generazione f (3)
• Japanese: 年齢 (ねんれい , nenrei) (1)
• Korean: 나이 (nai) (1), 시대 [時代] (sidae) (2), 세대 [世代] (sedae) (3)
• Portuguese: época f (2), era f (2); geração f (3)
• Romanian: vârstă f (2), etate f (1), epocă f (2); eră f (2); generaţie f' (3)
• Spanish: época f (2), era f (2); generación f (3)
• Turkish: yaş

Transitive verb

to age (ageing, aged)

1. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

   grief ages us

Intransitive verb

to age (ageing, aged)

1. To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

   he grew fat as he aged

Translations

become old

Related terms

• aged
• ageless
• age of consent
• ages
• Bronze Age
• golden age
• ice age
• Iron Age
• Middle Ages
• Stone Age