A2verb · intransitive · frequent

adult

adult · adults · adulted · adulting

To behave like an adultTo behave like an adult.

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/ˈæd.ʌlt/

» It's not easy being an adult.

Взрослым быть непросто. — marafon

Нелегко быть взрослым. — soweli_Elepanto

Дорослим бути непросто. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive, slang)To behave like an adult.
Adulting is hard!
(nonstandard, rare)To (cause to) be or become an adult.

Examples

609 sentences

It's not easy being an adult.
Дорослим бути непросто. — deniko
ruВзрослым быть непросто. — marafon
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Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for kids.
Квитки по тридцять доларів для дорослих та по п'ятнадцять доларів для дітей. — deniko
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Tom is an adult now, isn't he?
Том вже дорослий, правда? — oromashka
deTom ist jetzt erwachsen, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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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
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That child talks as if he were an adult.
Ця дитина говорить як доросла людина. — deniko
deDieses Kind redet wie ein Erwachsener. — samueldora
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Origin

From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolesc

From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“to grow up”). Compare adolescent.

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Forms

adults, adulting, adulted, adulted

Base form	adult · to adult
3rd person singular	adults
Present participle	adulting
Past simple	adulted
Past participle	adulted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	adult
he, she, it	adults

Past simpleLesson

all persons

adulted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have adulted
he, she, it	has adulted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will adult

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

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