mature in English dictionary

  • mature

    Meanings and definitions of "mature"

    • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    • Profound; careful.
    • To become mature; to ripen.
    • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
    • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due
    • adjective
      Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    • adjective
      Profound; careful.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
    • verb
      (intransitive, of food, especially fruit)
      To become mature; to ripen.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To gain experience or wisdom with age.
    • verb
      (intransitive, finance)
      To reach the date when payment is due
    • fully developed
    • profound; careful
    • to become mature; to ripen
    • to gain experience or wisdom with age
    • adjective
      characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"
    • adjective
      fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"
    • adjective
      fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
    • adjective
      having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
    • adjective
      (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
    • verb
      become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"
    • verb
      cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"
    • verb
      cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
    • verb
      develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
    • verb
      develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"
    • verb
      grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

    Synonyms of "mature" in English dictionary

    overripe, fully grown, efflorescent are the top synonyms of "mature" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "mature" in English dictionary

    green, unfledged, immature are the top antonyms of "mature" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of mature

    • mature ( third-person singular simple present matures, present participle maturing, simple past and past participle matured)
    • mature ( comparative maturer or more mature, superlative maturest or most mature)
    • mature (comparative maturer or more mature, superlative maturest or most mature)
    • mature (third-person singular simple present matures, present participle maturing, simple past and past participle matured)
  • Mature

    Meanings and definitions of "mature"

    • A game rating symbol developed by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC).

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