mature years
1of mature years old — The phrase does not refer to a girl of 19 or a youth of 21, indicating not full development but incipient decline: A good many of my students were civil servants, some of them of mature years. (Forsey, 1990) See also mature …
2Mature — Ma*ture , a. [Compar. {Maturer}; superl. {Maturest}.] [L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.] [1913 Webster] 1. Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or… …
3mature — ma|ture1 [məˈtʃuə US ˈtʃur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sensible)¦ 2¦(fully grown)¦ 3¦(wine/cheese etc)¦ 4¦(older)¦ 5¦(novel/painting etc)¦ 6 on mature reflection/consideration 7¦(financial)¦ 8 mature market/industry ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin …
4mature — [[t]mətjʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] matures, maturing, matured, maturer, maturest 1) VERB When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult. You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically... The eggs hatched and the chicks matured.… …
5mature — 1 adjective 1 SENSIBLE a child or young person who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an older person to behave: She s very mature for her age. | John has always shown a mature attitude to his work. opposite… …
6mature# — mature adj Mature, matured, ripe, mellow, adult, grownup are comparable if not often interchangeable because they all bear the same underlying meaning fully developed. Mature, in its basic use as applied to living things, stresses the completion… …
7mature student — noun A person who enters higher education later in life than is usual • • • Main Entry: ↑mature * * * mature student UK US noun [countable] [singular mature student plural …
8mature student — mature students N COUNT A mature student is a person who begins their studies at university or college a number of years after leaving school, so that they are older than most of the people they are studying with. [BRIT] (in AM, use adult… …
9mature — 01. In my opinion, girls usually [mature] at a younger age than boys. 02. Kate is only 7 years old, but she is very [mature] for her age, and is often mistaken for a 10 year old. 03. His writing style has certainly [matured] over the years. 04. I …
10Mature — To cease to exist; to expire. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. mature ma‧ture 1 [məˈtʆʊə ǁ ˈtʊr] verb [intransitive] 1. FINANCE if a financial arrangement such as a bond or an insurance policy matures, it becomes ready to be paid …
