mature
ma
mə
mē
ture
ˈʧʊr
choor
/məˈtjʊə/ , /məˈtʃʊə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "mature"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ•, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ•

fully-grown and physically developed
mature definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actor 's mature face bore the lines of experience and wisdom, adding depth to his performances on screen.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ•, āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž

fully developed and ready for consumption
mature definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They waited until the cheese was mature before tasting it, as its flavor would develop over time.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāύāĻŋāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.4

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ, āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§€āϞ

(of a young person or child) able to behave reasonably and responsibly, like an adult
mature definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She displayed mature decision-making skills when faced with a difficult choice.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ•, āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž

(of cheese or wine) fully developed in flavor, typically due to aging
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He preferred mature cheeses over younger, milder varieties.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖ, āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āϜāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻĒāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to develop mentally, physically, and emotionally
Intransitive
to mature definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Life experiences and challenges contribute to a person 's ability to mature and navigate adulthood.
āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

grow old or older
Intransitive
to mature definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children gradually mature into adults, undergoing physical and emotional changes.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause something, such as fruit or a product, to ripen or reach full development
Transitive: to mature fruit or food products
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heat of the sun helped mature the peaches on the tree.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§€āϚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of an insurance policy, security, or financial instrument) to become due for payment
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bond will mature next year, and the investor will receive the principal amount back.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻŦ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to allow food or drink to reach the appropriate stage of readiness for eating or drinking
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They let the wine mature in oak barrels for a year to enhance its taste.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ“āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϰ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reach full potential through careful consideration, planning, or time
Transitive: to mature an idea or plan
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plan was matured over several months before it was finally put into action.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

immature
maturely
matureness
mature
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