age
how long something has existed
How often you will meet it
Rank 560 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 34,690 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.016% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- how long something has existed it was replaced because of its age
- an era of history having some distinctive feature also: historic period we live in a litigious age
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises also: eld she was now of school agetall for his eld
- a prolonged period of time also: long time, years we've known each other for agesI haven't been there for years and years
- a late time of life also: old age, years, eld, geezerhood old age is not for sissieshe's showing his years
verb
- begin to seem older; get older The death of his wife caused him to age fast
- grow old or older also: senesce, get on, mature, maturate She aged gracefullywe age every day--what a depressing thought!
- make older The death of his child aged him tremendously
age in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His only concession to age was the sunken and bloodshot appearance of his eyes.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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My age is falling from me like a garment, and I move towards the star as a child.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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As you know, no one, however high his rank, is accepted as a novice before the age of sixteen.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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We live in an age when men treat art as if it were meant to be a form of autobiography.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Some of the parts are rather long, but all have been played by children of the age indicated in the text.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1