adult
An animal that is full-grownAn animal that is full-grown.
» It's not easy being an adult.
Взрослым быть непросто. — marafon
Нелегко быть взрослым. — soweli_Elepanto
Дорослим бути непросто. — deniko
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2 sensesAn animal that is full-grown.
Erwachsener, Erwachsene
взро́слыйvzróslyj, взро́слаяvzróslaja
доро́слийdoróslyj, доро́слаdorósla
any mature animal
A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
Examples
609 sentencesIt's not easy being an adult.
Дорослим бути непросто. — deniko
ruВзрослым быть непросто. — marafon
Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for kids.
Квитки по тридцять доларів для дорослих та по п'ятнадцять доларів для дітей. — deniko
Tom is an adult now, isn't he?
Том вже дорослий, правда? — oromashka
deTom ist jetzt erwachsen, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
This movie is for adults, not for children.
Цей фільм для дорослих, не для дітей. — ascolto
ruЭто кино для взрослых, а не для детей. — Lenin_1917
deDieser Film ist für Erwachsene, nicht für Kinder. — MUIRIEL
That child talks as if he were an adult.
Ця дитина говорить як доросла людина. — deniko
deDieses Kind redet wie ein Erwachsener. — samueldora
Translations
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Origin
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescFrom French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“to grow up”). Compare adolescent.
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Forms
plural: adultsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a fully developed person from maturity onward:grownup
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsCollocations
11 patterns- an an adult
- an adult now
- are for adults
- adult now
- the only adult
- for adults and
- adults and for
- adult in the
- both adults
- three adult
- like adults
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.