young
In the early part of growth or lifeIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
» I'm three years younger than you.
Ich bin drei Jahre jünger als du.
Я на три года младше тебя.
Я на три года моложе тебя.
Я на три года моложе вас.
Я на три роки молодший від тебе.
Я на три роки молодша від тебе.
Meaning
8 sensesIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
a lamb is a young sheep
these picture books are for young readers
jung, jugendlich
молодо́йmolodój, ю́ныйjúnyj, младо́йmladój
молоди́йmolodýj, ю́нийjúnyj
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
the age of space travel is still young
a young business
being in its early stage
Advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
How young is your dog?
Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.
Junior (of two related people with the same name).
Early (of a decade of life).
Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.
Of or belonging to the early part of life.
The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.
jung
(obsolete)Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
jung, unerfahren
Examples
5819 sentencesI'm three years younger than you.
Я на три роки молодший від тебе.
ruЯ на три года младше тебя.
deIch bin drei Jahre jünger als du.
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.
He sat surrounded by young girls.
Він сидів в оточенні молодих дівчат.
ruОн сидел в окружении молодых девушек.
deEr saß umgeben von jungen Mädchen.
They married when they were young.
Вони одружилися ще коли були молодими.
ruОни поженились, когда были молодыми.
deSie haben geheiratet, als sie noch jung waren.
My younger brother is watching TV.
Мій молодший брат дивиться телевізор.
ruМой младший брат смотрит телевизор.
deMein kleiner Bruder sieht fern.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West GermaniInherited from Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”).
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Forms
younger, youngestSynonyms
20 synonymsAntonyms
9 antonymsWord family
60 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- younger younger
- younger younger than
- was younger younger
- too young to
- younger younger brother
- younger younger sister
- years younger younger
- is too young
- much younger younger
- my younger younger
- youngest youngest
- the youngest youngest