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age

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/eɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(āj)

Inflections of 'age' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ages: v 3rd person singular

aging: v pres p

ageing: v pres p

aged: v past

aged: v past p

Collocations for "age"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "age" in context.

age

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

[young, middle, old] age
is the [working, drinking, voting, driving, legal] age
is the minimum age to [enter, purchase, drive]
is the minimum age for [driving]
is of an age now (to)
is of an age where he can [decide for himself, hear the truth]
has reached an age where he can [decide for himself]
please [enter, write down, indicate] your age
[try to, see if you can] guess my age
your age and [name, address, sex]
(reach) the age of consent
come of age
the [story, tale, name] will endure (through) the ages
she took ages (in) [answering, getting ready]
she took ages to [answer]
I haven't seen him for ages
for ages and ages
I haven't seen her for an age
what is your age?
what age are you?
they are a similar age
is just the right age to [start working, learn about sex]
a [tree, mummy, coin] of unknown age
the [Stone, Iron, Bronze] Age
stuck in the [Middle, Dark] Ages
has [endured, survived, changed] through the ages
throughout the ages
an age of [enlightenment, war, progress]

n as adj

part of your (own) age group
fits into the age range
[above, below] the age limit (for)
is a [big, large, considerable] age [gap, difference]
is (not) age-appropriate

aging [gracefully, peacefully, gradually]
aged [a lot, rapidly, overnight, considerably]
has aged [a lot] since [the last time, then]
aged over [the years, her life]
age (the) [cheese, wine, whiskey]
the whiskey is aged in (oak) barrels
the [cheese] is aged [for, until, by]
aged for [tenderness, flavor, quality, three months]
aged to perfection
[fear, cancer, loneliness] (had) aged her
aged by (the) [fear]

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'age' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

act - average - belong - bow - bridge - condition - date - die - dull - grow - guess - improve - lie - lower - match - pair - range - show - survive - weather - yellow - before - coming - death - difference - female - gender - group - issue - ice - iron - writing - swim - spirit - sex - security - reason - promise - reading - school - above - awkward - dark - difficult - young - worse - when - whatever - well - unfortunately

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