act one's age
To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
age
/eɪd͡ʒ/
noun 9verb 5
Collocations
5(verb.)
ADV
considerably, greatly, a lot, really
His face has aged a lot since he started working night shifts.
a little
My grandmother has aged a little since we last visited her two years ago.
rapidly, suddenly
The technology sector suddenly aged when the company failed to innovate.
prematurely
well
The old building aged well despite being exposed to harsh weather for decades.
Definitions
noun
1
The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively
"What is the age of your oldest child?" — "He's ten." (ten years old)
What were their ages at the time of their marriage?
2
The state of being old; the latter part of life.
Feel awfully about Scott... It was a terrible thing for him to love youth so much that he jumped straight from youth to senility without going through manhood. The minute he felt youth going he was frightened again and thought there was nothing between youth and age.
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
3
Any particular stage of life.
the age of infancy
4
The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
the age of consent; the age of discretion
5
Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
to come of age; she is now of age
verb
1
To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
He grew fat as he aged.
I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-coloured, hair here and there. Sober thinking brings them
2
To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
His prediction that we didn't stand a chance hasn't aged well, now that we've won the cup.
The sitcom was made in the 1970s and its casual sexism has not aged well.
3
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
Grief ages us.
To look at the hair by itself you'd say it was actually quite pretty, but on her head the gray sure ages her.
4
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
We age the whiskey for five years.
5
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
This clock is modern, but it has been deliberately aged in an attempt to make it seem antique.
noun
1
Initialism of advanced glycation end-product.
2
Initialism of agarose gel electrophoresis.
3
Initialism of allyl glycidyl ether.
4
Initialism of arterial gas embolism.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
golden age
A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.
The first half of this century has been referred to as the golden age of medicine. To me it seems more probable that we are on the threshold of a much greater age.
come of age
To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
of age
Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).
He's of age now: he can make his own decisions.
day and age
A time period of years or more.
Who's still using a typewriter in this day and age?
Example Bank
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"What is the age of your oldest child?" — "He's ten." (ten years old)
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What were their ages at the time of their marriage?
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We can determine the age of fossils using radiometric dating.
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He grew fat as he aged.
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I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-coloured, hair here and there. Sober thinking brings them
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However, if you have the misfortune of being a child actor born on the show, watch out. […] The point is these kids age quickly.
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