English Word Age Meaning and Definition

Word of the Day: Age

Use the word “age” when talking about the passage of time for a person or a thing.

• What’s your age? (How old are you?
• What’s the age of the building? (How old is it?)
• Do you know the ages of the other students with whom you go to school?
• What are their ages?
• Jennifer looks good for her age.
• Seven is a good age for a child.
• Chess is a good game for all ages.
• Men and women of a certain age have to start thinking seriously about their health. (a certain age: people in their 50s and 60s)
• Rajeesh is a middle-aged man. He’s 54 years old.
• The aging process is something that we all experience. (In this sentence, “aging” is an adjective.)
• Angela is afraid of aging too quickly. (This sentence uses “aging” as a gerund.)
• Edward and John haven’t seen in each other in ages. (in ages = a very long time)
• We haven’t been to New York City in ages.

This word can be used as a verb:

• Kathryn has really aged. (She has gotten older and she looks it.)
• Toshi doesn’t look as though he has aged at all.
• He never seems to age.
• This car is aging fast. (It’s starting to look old.)
• We’re aging. (We’re getting older.)
• Cheese gets sharper as it ages.
• Wine usually improves as it ages.
• There are several bottles of wine that are aging in a wine cooler in our basement.

The word “ageless” is an adjective. It means that something is true, good, or of lasting quality:

• Classical music is ageless.
• The woman’s ageless beauty confounds those who try to guess how old she is.
• A lot of architecture in Chicago has an ageless quality.

The word “age” is often used to describe a period of time. (Notice that ages are usually capitalized.)

• The Stone Age was a time when human beings began to use tools.
• During the Dark Ages, Europe suffered through years of war and disease.
• We live in the Information Age.

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