see|-age|âge|âgé|äge
wikipedia|dab=age
English
rank|later|beyond|rose|490|age|nearly|miles|real
Pronunciation
IPA|/eɪʤ/, SAMPA|/eIdZ/
audio|en-us-age.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
From OF. term|aage|langfro (French term|âge|langfr), supposedly from LL. term|aetaticum|langla, from L. term|aetas|langla, from term|aevum||lifetime|lang=la.
Noun
en-noun
- The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
- <!--DefB-->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?
- <!--DefC-->The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
- <!--DefD-->One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
- <!--DefE-->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
- <!--DefF-->The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
#: the age of consent
#: the age of discretion
- <!--DefG-->A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
#: the golden age
#: the age of Pericles
- <!--DefH-->A great period in the history of the Earth.
- <!--DefI-->A century; the period of one hundred years.
- <!--DefJ-->The people who live at a particular period.
- <!--DefK-->Hence, a generation.
- <!--DefL-->A long time.
Translations
<!--DefA-->
trans-top|whole duration of a being
Arabic: t-|ar|زÙ
Ù|sc=Arab
Danish: levetid
Dutch: t+|nl|leeftijd|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|aÄo|xs=Esperanto
French: t+|fr|âge|m
Finnish: t-|fi|elinikä, t+|fi|ikä
Hebrew: ××× (gyl) m
Gujarati: àªàª®àª° (umar)
Hindi: à¤à¤¯à¥ (aayu), à¤à¤®à¤° (umr)
Japanese: t-|ja|寿å½|trjumyÅ|scJpan; t+|ja|ä¸ç|trisshÅ|scJpan
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Khmer: KMchar|á¢á¶áá» IPAchar|(ÄyÊ)
Korean: ì¼ì (ilsaeng); ìëª
(sumyeong)
Polish: czas życia m, dÅugoÅÄ Å¼ycia f
Romanian: t+|ro|viaÅ£Ä|f
Russian: t-|ru|возÑаÑÑ|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: aois f
Swedish: t-|sv|livslängd|c, t-|sv|livstid|c
Turkish: t-|tr|ömür
Urdu: ur-Arab|عÙ
ر (umr) f
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<!--DefB-->
trans-top|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: t-|hr|dob|f
Czech: t-|cs|vÄk|m
Danish: t-|da|alder
Dutch: t+|nl|leeftijd|m, t+|nl|ouderdom|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|aÄo|xs=Esperanto
French: t+|fr|âge|m
Finnish: t+|fi|ikä
French: t+|fr|âge|m
Hebrew: ××× (gyl) m
German: t+|de|Alter|n
Greek: t|el|ηλικία|f\|sc=Grek (ilikÃa)
Hungarian: t+|hu|kor
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Interlingua: etate
Italian: t+|it|età |m
Japanese: t-|ja|å¹´é½¢|trnenrei|scJpan; t+|ja|å¹´|trtoshi|scJpan
Khmer: KMchar|á¢á¶áá» IPAchar|(ÄyÊ)
Korean: ì°ë ¹ (yeonryeong); ëì´ (nai)
Kurdish:
Latin: t+|la|aetas|m
Polish: t+|pl|wiek|m
Portuguese: idade, rarely edade f
Romanian: t-|ro|vârstÄ|f, t-|ro|etate|f
Romansch: vegliadetgna f
Russian: t-|ru|возÑаÑÑ|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: aois f
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Spanish: t+|es|edad|f
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥lder|c
Turkish: t+|tr|yaÅ
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<!--DefC-->
trans-top|latter part of life
Czech: t+|cs|stáÅÃ|n
Danish: alderdom
Dutch: t+|nl|ouderdom|m
Finnish: t-|fi|vanhuus
Hebrew: ××§× × (ziqna) f
Japanese: t-|ja|èé½¢|trrÅrei|scJpan; t|ja|é«é½¢|trkÅrei|scJpan
Korean: ë
¸ë ¹ (noreyong); ê³ ë ¹ (goryeong)
trans-mid
Polish: t-|pl|staroÅÄ|f
Russian: ÑÑаÑоÑÑÑ f, возÑаÑÑ m, года p (literally translates years)
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥lderdom|c
Turkish: t-|tr|yaÅlılık
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<!--DefD-->
trans-top|one of the stages of life
Finnish: t+|fi|ikä, t+|fi|jakso
Hebrew: ××× (gyl) m
Polish: t+|pl|wiek|m, t-|pl|etap|m
Romanian: t-|ro|perioadÄ
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Russian: t-|ru|возÑаÑÑ|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥lder|c
Turkish: t-|tr|çaÄ
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<!--DefE-->
trans-top|time of life when one attains full person rights
Danish: t-|da|myndig
Finnish: t-|fi|täysi-ikäisyys
Japanese: t-|ja|æ人|trseijin|scJpan, t-|ja|æ人ãã|trseijinsuru|scJpan (to come of age)
Korean: ì±ë
(seongnyeon)
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Polish: t-|pl|dorosÅoÅÄ|f, t-|pl|peÅnoletnioÅÄ|f
Romanian: t-|ro|majorat
Russian: ÑовеÑÑеннолеÑие (sov'erÅ¡ennol'étije) m
Slovak: dospelý vek m
Turkish: t-|tr|yetiÅkin
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<!--DefF-->
trans-top|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
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Russian: t-|ru|возÑаÑÑ|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Turkish: t-|tr|olgunluk
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<!--DefG-->
trans-top|particular period of time in history
Asturian: edá m
Chinese: æ¶ä»£ ()
Danish: epoke
Dutch: t-|nl|tijdperk|n, t+|nl|era|f, t+|nl|tijd|m, t-|nl|epoch|m
Finnish: t+|fi|aika, t+|fi|kausi
French: t+|fr|âge|m
German: t+|de|Zeit|f, t+|de|Epoche|f, t-|de|Periode|f
Greek: t+|el|εÏοÏή|f|sc=Grek
Hebrew: תק××¤× (tqufa) f, ×¢××× (ydan) m
Indonesian: t+|id|zaman|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: epocha
Italian: t+|it|etÃ
Japanese: t-|ja|æ代|trjidai|scJpan
Korean: ìë, æ代 (sidae)
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Kurdish:
Latin: t+|la|aetas|m
Low Saxon: tied
Maltese: t-|mt|żmien|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|epoka|f, t+|pl|era|f
Portuguese: t-|pt|edade|m
Romanian: t-|ro|epocÄ|f
Russian: ÑпоÑ
а f, ÑÑа f, вÑÐµÐ¼Ñ n (often used in its plural form вÑемена), век m (especially to indicate particular century)
Scottish Gaelic: linn#Scottish Gaelic|linn f, ùine f
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Spanish: t+|es|edad
Swedish: t+|sv|tid|c, t-|sv|Ã¥lder|c, t+|sv|era|c
Turkish: t-|tr|çaÄ
Welsh: t-|cy|yr|xs=Welsh
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<!--DefH-->
trans-top|great period in the history of the Earth
Danish: tidsalder
Finnish: t-|fi|geologinen kausi, t+|fi|kausi
French: t+|fr|époque|f, t+|fr|ère|f
German: t-|de|Ãra|f, t+|de|Epoche|f
Hebrew: ×¢××× (ydan) m
Interlingua: epocha, era;
Italian: t+|it|epoca|f, t+|it|era|f
Maltese: t-|mt|era|f|xsMaltese, t-|mt|epoka|f|xsMaltese
Polish: t+|pl|era|f
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Portuguese: t+|pt|época|f, t+|pt|era|f
Romanian: t-|ro|epocÄ|f, t-|ro|erÄ|f
Russian: ÑпоÑ
а f, ÑÑа f, вÑÐµÐ¼Ñ n (often used in its plural form вÑемена), век m (especially to indicate particular century)
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Spanish: t-|es|época|f, t+|es|era|f
Swedish: t+|sv|era|c, t-|sv|ålder|c, t-|sv|tidsålder|c
Turkish: t-|tr|çaÄ
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<!--DefI-->
trans-top|century
See century
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<!--DefJ-->
trans-top|people who live at a particular period
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<!--DefK-->
trans-top|generation
See generation
Danish: t-|da|generation|c
Dutch: t-|nl|generatie|f
French: t+|fr|génération|f
German: t-|de|Generation|f
Hebrew: ××ר (dor) m
Interlingua: generation
Italian: t+|it|generazione|f
Japanese: t-|ja|ä¸ä»£|trsedai|scJpan
Korean: ì¸ë, ä¸ä»£ (sedae)
trans-mid
Maltese: t-|mt|Ä¡enerazzjoni|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|pokolenie|n
Portuguese: t-|pt|geração|f
Russian: t-|ru|поколение|n|sc=Cyrl
Romanian: t-|ro|generaţie|f
Spanish: t-|es|generación|f
Swedish: t-|sv|generation|c
Turkish: t-|tr|nesil
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<!--DefL-->
trans-top|a long time
Hebrew: × ×¦× (netzakh) m
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Romanian: t-|ro|veÅnicie
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥ratal|n
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: oad m -où (1), oadvezh m -ioù, hoalad m -où (2)
ttbc|CJKV Characters: 齡, é½¢, é¾
ttbc|Esperanto: poko
ttbc|Indonesian: umur / usia (1)
Verb
en-verb|ages|ageing or in the US aging|aged
- <!--DefM-->transitive To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
#: grief ages us
- <!--DefN-->intransitive To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
#: he grew fat as he aged
Translations
<!--DefM-->
trans-top|transitive: cause to grow old
Dutch: t-|nl|oud doen worden, t-|nl|doen verouderen
Polish: t-|pl|postarzaÄ
trans-mid
Romanian: t-|ro|îmbÄtrâni
Russian: ÑÑаÑиÑÑ/ÑоÑÑаÑиÑÑ (stárit')/(sotárit')
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥ldra
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<!--DefN-->
trans-top|intransitive: become old
Czech: stárnout
Dutch: t-|nl|oud worden, t-|nl|verouderen
Finnish: t-|fi|vanhentua, t+|fi|vanheta
German: t-|de|alt werden, t-|de|älter werden, t-|de|altern, t-|de|vergreisen, t-|de|reifen
Hebrew: ×××××§× (le'hizdaqen)
Japanese: å¹´ãåã, ã¨ããã¨ã (toshi wo toru)
Korean: ëì´ë¥¼ë¨¹ë¤ (nai reul meokda)
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Polish: t-|pl|starzeÄ siÄ
Romanian: t-|ro|îmbÄtrâni
Slovak: starnúť, zostarnúť
Russian: ÑÑаÑеÑÑ/ÑоÑÑаÑиÑÑÑÑ (star'ét')/(sostárit's'a)
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥ldras
Turkish: t-|tr|yaÅlanmak
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Synonyms
sense|latter part of life dotage, old age
Derived terms
rel-top4|term derived from "age"
act one's age
age bracket
aged<!--as in "old" and "being a certain age"-->
ageism
age group
ageist
rel-mid4
ageless
age limit
agelong
age of consent
age-old
ages<!--a long time-->
rel-mid4
ageing, aging<!--adjective, noun-->
Bronze Age
golden age
ice age
Industrial Age
Iron Age
rel-mid4
Middle Ages
of age
silver age
Stone Age
teenage, teenager
under age
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See also
Appendix:Age by decade
Category:English three letter words
Category:Time
French
Noun
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