age

1. age (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)

Example: "What is the age of your oldest child?" — "He's ten." (ten years old)

Concept: Возраст

Polarities of the concept

2. age (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The state of being old; the latter part of life.

Example: Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.

3. age (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Any particular stage of life.

Example: the age of infancy

4. age (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.

Example: He grew fat as he aged.

5. age (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.: To suffer the passage of time so as to later be viewed or turn out in a certain way.

Example: His prediction that we didn't stand a chance hasn't aged well, now that we've won the cup.

6. age (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

Example: Grief ages us.