age /eidʒ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) how long something has existed
• (n.) a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
• (v.) begin to seem older; get older

Chinese translation

• n. 年龄, 老年, 成年, 寿命, 时代, 时期
• v. 变老, 成熟

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/eidʒ/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.32 · Common

Word forms

aged, ageing, ages

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