Age

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1 English
2 French
- 2.1 Noun

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
later	beyond	rose	#490: age	nearly	miles	real

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Pronunciation

IPA: /eɪʤ/
SAMPA: /eIdZ/
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Noun

Age (plural Ages)

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
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?
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.
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.
the age of consent
the age of discretion
((time{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
the golden age
the age of Pericles
((time{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): 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.

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Translations

whole duration of a being

Dutch: leeftijd m (1), ouderdom m (1)
Esperanto: aĝo
French: âge m
Finnish: elinikä, ikä
Gujarati: ઉમર (umar)
Hindi: आयु (aayu) , उम्र
Japanese: 寿命 (じゅみょう, jyumyō), 一生 (いっしょう, isshō)

Polish: czas życia m, długość życia f
Romanian: vârstă f, etate f
Russian: возраст m
Swedish: livslängd c
Turkish: ömür
Arabic: زمن

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

Asturian: edá m
Basque: aro
Catalan: edat f
Croatian: dob f
Danish: alder
Dutch: leeftijd m (1), ouderdom m (1)
Esperanto: aĝo
French: âge m
Finnish: ikä
French: âge m
German: Alter f
Greek: ετών (eton) (el)
Hungarian: kor
Interlingua: etate

Italian: età m
Japanese: 年齢 (ねんれい, nenrei), 年 (とし, toshi)
Latin: aetas m
Polish: wiek m
Portuguese: idade, rarely edade f
Romanian: vârstă f, etate f
Slovak: vek m
Spanish: edad f
Swedish: ålder c
Turkish: yaş

latter part of life

Finnish: vanhuus
Japanese: 老齢 (ろうねん, rōnen)

Russian: старость f, возраст m, года pl (literally translates years)
Swedish: ålderdom c
Turkish: yaşlılık

one of the stages of life

Finnish: ikä, jakso
Polish: wiek m, etap m

Slovak: vek m
Swedish: ålder c
Turkish: çağ

time of life when one attains full person rights

Finnish: täysi-ikäisyys
Japanese: 成人 (せいじん, seijin)

Slovak: dospelý vek m
Turkish: yetişkin

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

Finnish: -ikä latter part of a compound

Slovak: zrelý vek ]]m
Turkish: olgunluk

particular period of time in history

Asturian: edá m
Chinese: 时代 ()
Dutch: tijdperk n, era f, tijd m, epoch ' m
Finnish: aika, kausi
French: âge m
German: Zeit m
Greek: εποχή (epochi, epohi, epokhi) m (el)
Indonesian: zaman
Interlingua: epocha
Italian: età
Japanese: 時代 (じだい,jidai)

Korean: 시대 [時代] (sidae)
Latin: aetas m
Low Saxon: tied
Polish: epoka f, era f
Portuguese: edade m
Romanian: epocă f
Russian: эпоха f, эра f, время n (often used in its plural form времена), век m (especially to indicate particular century)
Slovak: vek m
Spanish: edad
Swedish: tid c, ålder c
Turkish: çağ
Welsh: yr

great period in the history of the Earth

Finnish: geologinen kausi, kausi
French: époque f (2), ère f
German: Ära f, Epoche f (2)
Interlingua: epocha, era (2);
Italian: epoca f, era f

Polish: era f
Portuguese: época f, era f
Romanian: epocă f, eră f
Slovak: vek m
Spanish: época f, era f
Swedish: era c, ålder c, tidsålder c
Turkish: çağ

century See century

people who live at a particular period

generation See generation

Dutch: generatie f
French: génération f
Interlingua: generation
Italian: generazione f
Japanese: 世代 (せだい, sedai)

Portuguese: geração f
Russian: поколение n
Romanian: generaţie f
Spanish: generación f
Turkish: nesil

a long time

Slovak: vek m

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Breton: oad m -où (1), oadvezh m -ioù, hoalad m -où (2)

Esperanto: poko
Hebrew: גיל m
Indonesian: umur / usia (1)
Korean: 나이 (nai) (1), 세대 [世代] (sedae) (3)
Romanian: vârstă f (2)

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Transitive verb

to age (ageing, aged)

To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
grief ages us

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Translations

cause to grow old

Dutch: oud doen worden, doen verouderen

Polish: postarzać

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Intransitive verb

to age (ageing, aging ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})), aged)