āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
mature
/mÉËtjĘÉ/ , /mÉËtĘĘÉ/
mature
01
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻ
fully-grown and physically developed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actor 's mature face bore the lines of experience and wisdom, adding depth to his performances on screen.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϰā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They waited until the cheese was mature before tasting it, as its flavor would develop over time.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāύāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
1.4
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ, āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞ
(of a young person or child) able to behave reasonably and responsibly, like an adult
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She displayed mature decision-making skills when faced with a difficult choice.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
(of cheese or wine) fully developed in flavor, typically due to aging
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He preferred mature cheeses over younger, milder varieties.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāϰā§āĻŖ, āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻĒāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤā§āύāĨ¤
to mature
01
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
to develop mentally, physically, and emotionally
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Life experiences and challenges contribute to a person 's ability to mature and navigate adulthood.
āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
grow old or older
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children gradually mature into adults, undergoing physical and emotional changes.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause something, such as fruit or a product, to ripen or reach full development
Transitive: to mature fruit or food products
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heat of the sun helped mature the peaches on the tree.
āϏā§āϰā§āϝā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of an insurance policy, security, or financial instrument) to become due for payment
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bond will mature next year, and the investor will receive the principal amount back.
āĻŦāύā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽā§āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
to allow food or drink to reach the appropriate stage of readiness for eating or drinking
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They let the wine mature in oak barrels for a year to enhance its taste.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϰā§āϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to reach full potential through careful consideration, planning, or time
Transitive: to mature an idea or plan
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plan was matured over several months before it was finally put into action.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϧāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
immature
maturely
matureness
mature
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