age

[ei‹] 1. noun

1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) alder; alderstrin; levealder

2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tidsalder; -alder

3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) alder

4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) evighed(er)

2. verb

(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) ældes; blive gammel

- aged

- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age

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[ei‹] 1. noun

1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) alder; alderstrin; levealder

2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tidsalder; -alder

3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) alder

4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) evighed(er)

2. verb

(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) ældes; blive gammel

- aged

- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age