age

1. (intransitive)To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.

   He grew fat as he aged.

   altern, vergreisen, reifen

   старе́тьstarétʹ, постаре́тьpostarétʹ, ста́ритьсяstáritʹsja

   ста́рі́тиstáríty, поста́рі́тиpostáríty, ста́ритисяstárytysja

   grow old or older

2. To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.

   (intransitive, usually)To suffer the passage of time so as to later be viewed or turn out in a certain way.

   His prediction that we didn't stand a chance hasn't aged well, now that we've won the cup.

   The sitcom was made in the 1970s and its casual sexism has not aged well.

3. (transitive)To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

   Grief ages us.

   but see altern lassen, alt machen

   ста́ритьstáritʹ, соста́ритьsostáritʹ

   ста́ритиstáryty, зіста́ритиzistáryty

4. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

   (transitive)To allow to mature.

   We age the whiskey for five years.

5. (transitive)To treat or tamper with in order to give a false appearance of age.

   This clock is modern, but it has been deliberately aged in an attempt to make it seem antique.

6. (transitive)To determine the age of (the length of time that something has been alive or in existence).

   There are several ways to age trees.

7. (transitive)To indicate or reveal that (a person) has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.

   I clearly remember hearing the news of Kennedy's assassination. That ages me.

8. (figuratively, transitive)To allow (something) to persist by postponing an action that would extinguish it, as a debt.

   Money's a little tight right now. Let's age our bills for a week or so.

9. (transitive)To categorize by age.

   One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable.

1. I haven't seen her for ages.

   Я її не бачив уже сто років. — aandrusiak

   ruЯ её уже сто лет как не видел. — shanghainese

   deIch habe sie schon seit einer Ewigkeit nicht mehr gesehen. — Ole

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2. He died at the age of 70.

   Він помер у віці 70 років. — deniko

   ruОн умер в возрасте 70 лет. — Hayabusa

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3. He looks old for his age.

   Він виглядає старим для свого віку. — deniko

   ruОн выглядит старше своих лет. — marafon

   deEr sieht alt aus für sein Alter. — Esperantostern

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4. He looks young for his age.

   Він молодо виглядає, як на свій вік. — aandrusiak

   ruОн выглядит молодо для своего возраста. — marafon

   deEr sieht jung aus für sein Alter. — Wolf

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5. He's quite active for his age.

   Він досить активний для свого віку. — deniko

   ruОн довольно активный для своих лет. — odexed

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regular · Lesson

• age upTo get older; to advance in age
• age outTo become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.