mature (məˈtjʊə
;-ˈtʃʊə)
Definitions
adjective
- relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up
- (of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected
- due or payable ⇒
a mature debenture
- biology
- fully developed or differentiated ⇒
a mature cell
- fully grown; adult ⇒
a mature animal
- fully developed or differentiated ⇒
- (of fruit, wine, cheese, etc) ripe or fully aged
- (of a river valley or land surface) in the middle stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by meanders, maximum relief, etc See also youthful (sense 4) , old (sense 18)
verb
- to make or become mature
- (intr) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment
Alternative Forms
maˈturely adverb maˈtureness nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin mātūrus early, developedSynonyms
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grow up,
Translations
- British English:
mature
A mature person or animal is fully grown.məˈtjʊə; -ˈtʃʊə ADJECTIVE
- Spanish:
maduro
adj madura
- French:
mûr
adj
- German:
reif
adj
- Chinese: 成熟的 adj
- Arabic: نَاضِجٌ adj
- Portuguese: maduro adj madura
- Russian: зрелый adj зрелая
- Croatian: zreo adj zrela
- Czech: vyspělý adj
- Danish: moden adj
- Dutch: volwassen adj
- Finnish: kypsä adj
- Greek: ώριμος adj ώριμη
- Italian: maturo adj matura
- Japanese: 成熟した no_posp
- Korean: 성숙한 adj
- Norwegian: moden adj
- Polish: dojrzały adj dojrzała
- Brazilian Portuguese: maduro adj madura
- European Spanish:
maduro
adj madura
- Swedish: mogen adj moget
- Thai: เป็นผู้ใหญ่ adj
- Turkish: olgun adj
- Vietnamese: trưởng thành adj
Usage examples
I mean, you haven't yet begun to mature much physically, except for height.
, Anastasia Krupnik (3-in-1) (1986)Magnificent south facing Baronial mansion house located within the renowned Grange area and set within mature walled gardens and grounds.
Country Life (2004)But the sector is at a critical stage with an increasingly mature existing mobile market and flat revenue per user in Europe.
Irish Times (2002)The prime minister was challenged over lack of support for mature students at a barbecue in Stirling.
Glasgow Herald (2001)These were the digestive rumblings of a complex, old and mature society going through its motions.
, GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)