mature

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[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

mature (comparative maturer or more mature, superlative maturest or most mature)

Positive
mature

Comparative
maturer or more mature

Superlative
maturest or most mature
  1. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    She is quite mature for her age.
  2. Profound; careful.
    The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.

[edit] Antonyms

grown up

profound

[edit] Translations

fully developed
profound; careful
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to mature

Third person singular
matures

Simple past
matured

Past participle
matured

Present participle
maturing

to mature (third-person singular simple present matures, present participle maturing, simple past and past participle matured)

  1. To become mature; to ripen.
  2. To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  3. (finance) To reach the date when payment is due

[edit] Translations

to become mature; to ripen
to gain experience or wisdom with age
to reach the date when payment is due

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

mature pl.

  1. Feminine form of maturo.
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