Meaning

15 senses
  1. (countable)The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)

    "What is the age of your oldest child?" — "He's ten." (ten years old)

    What were their ages at the time of their marriage?

    Alter, Generation

    во́зрастvózrast, поколе́ниеpokolénije

    вікvik

  2. (uncountable)The state of being old; the latter part of life.

    Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.

    Alter

    ста́ростьstárostʹ, во́зрастvózrast

    ста́рістьstáristʹ

  3. (countable)Any particular stage of life.

    the age of infancy

    Alter

    во́зрастvózrast, векvek

    вікvik

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

  4. (countable)The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.

    the age of consent; the age of discretion

    во́зрастvózrast

    a late time of life

  5. (uncountable)Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

    to come of age; she is now of age

    Volljährigkeit

    совершенноле́тиеsoveršennolétije

  6. (countable)A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

    the golden age of cinema; the first age of colonialism; a bygone age

    a prolonged period of time

  7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

    (countable, uncountable)The time or era in history when someone or something was alive or flourished.

    the age of Pericles; the age of the dinosaurs

    an era of history having some distinctive feature

  8. (countable)A great period in the history of the Earth.

    The Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age.

    Ära, Zeitalter

    эпо́хаepóxa, э́раéra, вре́мяvrémja

  9. (countable)The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).

    The Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic Epoch.

  10. (countable, uncountable)One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.

  11. (countable)A period of one hundred years; a century.

  12. (countable, dated, possibly, uncommon)A generation.

    There are three ages living in her house.

Examples

2600 sentences
  1. I haven't seen her for ages.

    Я її не бачив уже сто років.

    ruЯ её уже сто лет как не видел.

    deIch habe sie schon seit einer Ewigkeit nicht mehr gesehen.

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  2. He died at the age of 70.

    Він помер у віці 70 років.

    ruОн умер в возрасте 70 лет.

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  3. He looks old for his age.

    Він виглядає старим для свого віку.

    ruОн выглядит старше своих лет.

    deEr sieht alt aus für sein Alter.

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  4. He looks young for his age.

    Він молодо виглядає, як на свій вік.

    ruОн выглядит молодо для своего возраста.

    deEr sieht jung aus für sein Alter.

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  5. He's quite active for his age.

    Він досить активний для свого віку.

    ruОн довольно активный для своих лет.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
particular period of time in history:
state of being old; latter part of life:
Русский
By meaning 5
particular period of time in history:
people who live during a particular period:
lifespan:
state of being old; latter part of life:
time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
particular period of time in history:
lifespan:
amount of time since the birth of a being or the beginning of a thing:
generation — see also generation:
time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities:
great period in the history of the Earth:

Origin

From Middle English age, Old French aage, eage, edage, from an assumed Vulgar Latin *aetāt

From Middle English age, Old French aage, eage, edage, from an assumed Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, derived from Latin aetātem, itself derived from aevum (“lifetime”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”). Compare French âge. Displaced native Old English ieldu.

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Forms

plural: ages
Singularage
Pluralages

regular

Synonyms

58 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

105 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the same age
  • same age as
  • same age
  • the age of
  • at the age
  • for his age
  • about your age
  • was your age
  • about my age
  • half his age
  • about his age
  • at your age

See also

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