CEFR A1

age

noun

Meaning

The length of time that a person or thing has existed.

Examples

What is your age?
He looks younger than his age.

Synonyms: years, duration, period, lifespan

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age (A1)

noun

Pronunciation: eɪdʒ

Definition

The length of time that a person or thing has existed.

Examples

What is your age?
He looks younger than his age.
The age of the Earth is about 4.5 billion years.

How to Use age

age of X (prepositional phrase): Used to specify the number of years someone has lived. — "He is the age of ten."
age X (collocation): To become older or to make someone older. — "My birthday is soon, I will age ten years."

Synonyms of age

Words with a similar meaning to age:

years
duration
period
lifespan

Antonyms of age

Words with the opposite meaning to age:

youth
childhood

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