Meaning & Definition of Age in English

1. How long something has existed

• "It was replaced because of its age"

2. An era of history having some distinctive feature

• "We live in a litigious age"

3. A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

• "She was now of school age"

• "Tall for his eld"

4. A prolonged period of time

• "We've known each other for ages"

• "I haven't been there for years and years"

5. A late time of life

• "Old age is not for sissies"

• "He's showing his years"

• "Age hasn't slowed him down at all"

• "A beard white with eld"

• "On the brink of geezerhood"

1. Begin to seem older

• Get older

• "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"

2. Grow old or older

• "She aged gracefully"

• "We age every day--what a depressing thought!"

• "Young men senesce"

3. Make older

• "The death of his child aged him tremendously"