Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal)To become or seem to become younger.

  2. (informal)To cause to appear younger.

  3. To exhibit younging.

Examples

5819 sentences
  1. I'm three years younger than you.

    Я на три роки молодший від тебе. — deniko

    ruЯ на три года младше тебя. — marafon

    deIch bin drei Jahre jünger als du. — Sudajaengi

  2. 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

  3. He sat surrounded by young girls.

    Він сидів в оточенні молодих дівчат. — Andrey

    ruОн сидел в окружении молодых девушек. — odexed

    deEr saß umgeben von jungen Mädchen. — Esperantostern

  4. They married when they were young.

    Вони одружилися ще коли були молодими. — deniko

    ruОни поженились, когда были молодыми. — svetla

    deSie haben geheiratet, als sie noch jung waren. — xtofu80

  5. My younger brother is watching TV.

    Мій молодший брат дивиться телевізор. — deniko

    ruМой младший брат смотрит телевизор. — sqrrl

    deMein kleiner Bruder sieht fern. — MUIRIEL

Origin

Inherited from Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germani

Inherited 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

youngs, younging, younged, younged
Base formyoung · to young
3rd person singularyoungs
Present participleyounging
Past simpleyounged
Past participleyounged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyyoung
he, she, ityoungs

Past simpleLesson

all personsyounged

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill young

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
young — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto