Meaning

1 senses

  1. To grow older; to reach maturity.

    All living organisms senesce.

    grow old or older

Origin

From Latin senēscere (“to grow old”).

From Latin senēscere (“to grow old”).

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Forms

senesces, senescing, senesced, senesced
Base formsenesce · to senesce
3rd person singularsenesces
Present participlesenescing
Past simplesenesced
Past participlesenesced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysenesce
he, she, itsenesces

Past simpleLesson

all personssenesced

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill senesce

Synonyms

5 synonyms
ageA1grow up
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsenescencesenescent

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
senatorB2sendA2sendersenileseniorA2
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