age

[US]/eɪdʒ/
[UK]/eɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the amount of time during which a person has lived; a stage of life when someone is old; a period of time in history
vt. & vi. to grow older; to become old

Phrases & Collocations

old age

age gracefully

middle age

age-appropriate

age limit

ageless beauty

age-related changes

of age

at one's age

information age

years of age

new age

with age

for one's age

age group

average age

young age

golden age

ice age

modern age

stone age

digital age

age structure

retirement age

Example Sentences

an age of technological growth.

the golden age of cinema.

the average age of the boys

to waive the age-limit

an age of ideological confrontation.

She is not of marriageable age.

the sons are of an age to marry.

the will to change age-long habits.

salary will be commensurate with age and experience.

at the green age of 18.

old age itself is not a disease.

it was not simply a question of age and hierarchy.

a golden age in the remote past.

a space-age control room.

at the tender age of five.

Real-world Examples

They start at age 6 and end at age 15.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

It takes me ages to clean up.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's Pronunciation Class

The scientists calculated the age of the shells via a variety of methods.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2015

Is it okay to ask their age?

Source: Emma's delicious English

The Yam period coincided with the end of the last ice age.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

Love is beautiful. It has no age.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Tutu died peacefully age 90 on Sunday.

Source: VOA Daily Standard January 2022 Collection

And because of crippling old age, he could no longer carry himself.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Wow, that's going to take you ages!

Source: New Cambridge Business English (Elementary)

Feel the bitter chill of global ice ages.

Source: Earth's Complete Record

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