Age
noun
The number of years a person or thing has lived or existed.
Children of the same age should be in the same grade in school
Often appears as...
- same age
- golden age
noun
A particular period in history.
We live in the digital age
Often appears as...
- modern age
- space age
noun
Growing old or maturing.
She has aged gracefully
Often appears as...
- age well
- age like a fine wine
verb
Grow old or older.
Everyone will age as time goes on
Often appears as...
- age well
- age gracefully
verb
To make something look old or to become old.
The sun has aged the paint on the car
Often appears as...
- age rapidly
- age well
noun
The number of years a person or thing has lived or existed.
Children of the same age should be in the same grade in school
Often appears as...
- same age
- golden age
noun
A particular period in history.
We live in the digital age
Often appears as...
- modern age
- space age
noun
Growing old or maturing.
She has aged gracefully
Often appears as...
- age well
- age like a fine wine
verb
Grow old or older.
Everyone will age as time goes on
Often appears as...
- age well
- age gracefully
verb
To make something look old or to become old.
The sun has aged the paint on the car
Often appears as...
- age rapidly
- age well
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Pro Tip 1/2Age Comparison
Specify exact age when comparing two things or people to show the differences clearly.
A 10-year-old car usually has more wear than a 2-year-old car.
Pro Tip 2/2Age vs. Aged
Use 'age' for years lived and 'aged' to reference someone's appearance or health at that age.
His age is 70, but he's aged remarkably well.
Pro Tip 1/2Age Comparison
Specify exact age when comparing two things or people to show the differences clearly.
A 10-year-old car usually has more wear than a 2-year-old car.
Pro Tip 2/2Age vs. Aged
Use 'age' for years lived and 'aged' to reference someone's appearance or health at that age.
His age is 70, but he's aged remarkably well.
Pro Tip 1/2Age Comparison
Specify exact age when comparing two things or people to show the differences clearly.
A 10-year-old car usually has more wear than a 2-year-old car.
Pro Tip 2/2Age vs. Aged
Use 'age' for years lived and 'aged' to reference someone's appearance or health at that age.
His age is 70, but he's aged remarkably well.
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Bring on the learning...
Now, doing this is easier said than done. It's very hard to know, by the way, what it is you take for granted. And the reason is that you take it for granted. Let me ask you something you may take for granted. How many of you here are over the age of 25? That's not what you take for granted, I'm sure you're familiar with that.
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The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
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How memories form and...
when we're deeply engaged, and when information is meaningful to us. Mental and physical health problems, which tend to increase as we age, interfere with our ability to pay attention, and thus act as memory thieves. Another leading cause of memory problems is chronic stress.
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Why do our bodies age? -...
a process that halts the cell cycle in times of risk, like when cancer cells are proliferating. But the response also kicks in more as we age, halting cell growth and cutting short their ability to replicate. Aging also involves stem cells that reside in many tissues
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What makes muscles grow?...
like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping. Gender and age affect this repair mechanism,
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What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age,
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Why do animals have such...
But if that's consistently true, why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom? The answer lies in several factors, including environment and body size.
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Giving checkmate is...
to learn the game in the beginning it was only a game for me but it became gradually competitive it suited very much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by
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Baby Weasel Playtime PIPE...
at this age wild weasel kids would go on day trips with their mum who would show them how to hunt prey rob's got just the thing to help twist it'll be an easy target
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How One Community Saved...
Fishing was very important for this community because that was our means of living. I learned how to fish at age 12.
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Bring on the learning...
Now, doing this is easier said than done. It's very hard to know, by the way, what it is you take for granted. And the reason is that you take it for granted. Let me ask you something you may take for granted. How many of you here are over the age of 25? That's not what you take for granted, I'm sure you're familiar with that.
Video examples
The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
Video examples
How memories form and...
when we're deeply engaged, and when information is meaningful to us. Mental and physical health problems, which tend to increase as we age, interfere with our ability to pay attention, and thus act as memory thieves. Another leading cause of memory problems is chronic stress.
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
a process that halts the cell cycle in times of risk, like when cancer cells are proliferating. But the response also kicks in more as we age, halting cell growth and cutting short their ability to replicate. Aging also involves stem cells that reside in many tissues
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping. Gender and age affect this repair mechanism,
Video examples
What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age,
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
But if that's consistently true, why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom? The answer lies in several factors, including environment and body size.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
to learn the game in the beginning it was only a game for me but it became gradually competitive it suited very much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by
Video examples
Baby Weasel Playtime PIPE...
at this age wild weasel kids would go on day trips with their mum who would show them how to hunt prey rob's got just the thing to help twist it'll be an easy target
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How One Community Saved...
Fishing was very important for this community because that was our means of living. I learned how to fish at age 12.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I feel that confidence in women - especially young girls of color - but women, in general, is so important. It is so important for us to arm ourselves and become powerful at a very young age.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
I feel that confidence in women - especially young girls of color - but women, in general, is so important. It is so important for us to arm ourselves and become powerful at a very young age.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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