Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To get older; to advance in age

  2. (transitive)To cause to become older; to imagine to be older (especially of a fictional character)

Examples

6 sentences

  1. It took me ages to pack up my stuff.

    ruМне понадобилось сто лет, чтоб упаковать все свои вещи. — corvard

    Eldad · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. It took me ages to pack up my suitcases.

    ruМне потребовались века, чтобы собрать чемоданы. — Biga

    Eldad · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Old age creeps up on us before we know it.

    ruСтарость подкрадывается к нам незаметно. — Wezel

    deDas Alter beschleicht uns, ohn’ dass wir’s bemerken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. I'm getting a spare tire around my waist. I guess it's middle age creeping up on me.

    papabear · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Layla and Sami have both aged up.

    OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

ages up, aging up, aged up, aged up
Base formage up · to age up
3rd person singularages up
Present participleaging up
Past simpleaged up
Past participleaged up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyage up
he, she, itages up

Past simpleLesson

all personsaged up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave aged up
he, she, ithas aged up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill age up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
agateageA1agelessB2agencyA2agendaB1

Dictionary 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.

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