LEARNit Dictionary
age
noun
/eɪdʒ/
UK
/eɪdʒ/
US
A1
OPAL
1
A1
the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed
سن, عمر
see also
legal age
,
mental age
2
B1
a very long time
زمان طولانی, دوره بلندمدت
It'll probably
take ages
to find a parking space.
I waited for ages.
Carlos left ages ago.
It's been an age since we've seen them.
3
B2
a particular period of a person’s life
سن, دوره, مقطع
in
middle/old age
15 is an awkward age.
see also
middle age
,
old age
,
school age
,
third age
4
B2
a particular period of history
عصر, دوره, عهد
the nuclear age
We live in an age of globalization.
a study of fashion through the ages
see also
Bronze Age
,
golden age
,
Iron Age
,
New Age
,
space-age
,
Stone Age
5
B2
the state of being old
پیری, کهنسالی, سالخوردگی
The jacket was showing signs of age.
White hair is a sign of great age.
Wine improves with age.
the wisdom that comes with age
6
a length of time that is a division of an epoch
عصر, دوره, عهد
verb
/eɪdʒ/
UK
/eɪdʒ/
US
B1
1
B1
to become older
پیر شدن, بالا رفتن سن, مسن شدن, سالخوردهتر شدن
2
to look, feel or seem older; to make somebody/something look, feel or seem older
پیر شدن, مسن شدن, سالخورده شدن
My mother has really aged since she became ill.
The shock has aged her.
Exposure to the sun ages the skin.
These photos have been artificially aged.
3
to develop in taste over a period of time; to allow something to do this
جا افتادن, رسیدن
The cheese is left to age for at least a year.
The wine is aged in oak casks.
This wine has not aged well.
synonym
mature