Main entry: age
Definition: how long something has existed
Usage: it was replaced because of its age
Definition: a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
Usage: she was now of school age; tall for his eld
Main entry: years, old age, age, eld, geezerhood
Definition: a late time of life
Usage: old age is not for sissies; he's showing his years; age hasn't slowed him down at all; a beard white with eld; on the brink of geezerhood
Main entry: years, long time, age
Definition: a prolonged period of time
Usage: we've known each other for ages; I haven't been there for years and years
Main entry: historic period, age
Definition: an era of history having some distinctive feature
Usage: we live in a litigious age
Main entry: maturate, mature, get on, senesce, age
Definition: grow old or older
Usage: She aged gracefully; we age every day--what a depressing thought!; Young men senesce
Main entry: age
Definition: begin to seem older; get older
Usage: The death of his wife caused him to age fast
Main entry: age
Definition: make older
Usage: The death of his child aged him tremendously