age

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   How many years someone or something has lived or existed.

   She started reading at the age of four.

2. 2
   noun

   A particular period of history with its own special features.

   We live in the age of the internet.

3. 3
   noun

   A very long time.

   We've known each other for ages.

4. 4
   verb

   To grow old or become older.

   He has aged a lot since I last saw him.

Common collocations

• old age Adjective + noun
• reach an age Verb + noun
• middle age Adjective + noun
• retirement age Adjective + noun
• reveal your age Verb + noun
• verify someone's age Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Vulgar Latin aetās Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Vulgar Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin -āticus Vulgar Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age From Middle English age, Old French aage…

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