age
Definitions
How long a person has lived or a thing has existed.
年龄；年纪。
A particular period of history or stage of life.
时代；时期；（人生的）阶段。
To grow old, or to make someone or something look or seem older.
变老；使变老；（使）变陈。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin aevum (age, lifetime) via aetās and Old French aage. The two main senses mirror aevum itself: a personal age/lifetime (how old you are) and a historical age (the Stone Age, the digital age). As a verb, to age is to move through time and grow old.
Root aev still carries 6 more wordsUsage Guide
Note the spelling change with the -ing form: 'ageing' (BrE) and 'aging' (AmE) are both correct. 'Of age' = old enough legally (come of age = reach adulthood). 'For ages' (informal) = for a very long time.
Example Sentences
- 1.
What age is your youngest child?
- 2.
We live in the age of information.
- 3.
He seemed to age ten years in a single week.
- 4.
This cheese is aged for two years before sale.