Definition
Meaning of 'age'
Meaning of 'age' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Age 
[ n.]
- The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or
other kind; lifetime. [ n.]- That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?
- The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
- One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
- Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age.
- The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.
- A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.
- A great period in the history of the Earth.
- A century; the period of one hundred years.
- The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.
- A long time.
2. Age [ v. i.]
- To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he
grew fat as he aged. [ v. i.]3. Age [ v. t.]
- To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age
to; as, grief ages us. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'age' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. age [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- how long something has existed
- how long something has existed
Example in sentence:
- it was replaced because of its age
Meaning (2):
- a late time of life
- a late time of life
Example in sentence:
- a beard white with eld;
- age hasn't slowed him down at all;
- he's showing his years;
- old age is not for sissies;
- on the brink of geezerhood
Meaning (3):
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
Example in sentence:
- she was now of school age;
- tall for his eld
Meaning (4):
- an era of history having some distinctive feature
- an era of history having some distinctive feature
Example in sentence:
- we live in a litigious age
Meaning (5):
- a prolonged period of time
- a prolonged period of time
Example in sentence:
- I haven't been there for years and years;
- we've known each other for ages
2. age [ v]
[ v]Meaning (6):
- grow old or older
- grow old or older
Example in sentence:
- She aged gracefully;
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!;
- Young men senesce
Meaning (7):
- make older
- make older
Example in sentence:
- The death of his child aged him tremendously
Meaning (8):
- begin to seem older; get older
- begin to seem older; get older
Example in sentence:
- The death of his wife caused him to age fast
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