Meaning

7 senses
  1. (intransitive)To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).

  2. (intransitive)To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.

    reifen

    созреватьsozrevatʹ

  3. (transitive)To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.

  4. (transitive)To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.

    reifen lassen

  5. (intransitive)To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.

    созреватьsozrevatʹ, растиrasti

  6. (transitive)To make (someone) mature.

  7. (intransitive)To reach the date when payment is due.

    When the bond matures, the full face value is payable to its bearer.

    fällig werden

More definitions
  • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
  • become due for repayment
  • develop and work out fully in one's mind
  • cause to ripen and discharge pus

Examples

140 sentences
  1. He grew a beard to look more mature.

    Він відростив бороду, щоб виглядати дорослішим.

    ruОн отрастил бороду, чтобы выглядеть взрослее.

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  2. Tom is mature.

    Том зрілий.

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  3. Tom is very mature for his age.

    deTom ist für ihr Alter sehr reif.

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  4. I wish you'd start acting more mature.

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  5. I thought we could discuss this like mature adults.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to become mature; to ripen:
to gain experience or wisdom with age:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to become mature; to ripen:
to make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature:
to reach the date when payment is due:

Origin

From Middle English maturen, from Middle French maturer (“to mature”), from Latin mātūrō.

From Middle English maturen, from Middle French maturer (“to mature”), from Latin mātūrō.

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Forms

matures, maturing, matured, matured
Base formmature · to mature
3rd person singularmatures
Present participlematuring
Past simplematured
Past participlematured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymature
he, she, itmatures

Past simpleLesson

all personsmatured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave matured
he, she, ithas matured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mature

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

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