mature
adjective
, -ˈchər also -ˈtu̇r
, -ˈtyu̇r\
Definition of mature
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mature
verbDefinition of mature (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for mature
Synonyms: Adjective
adult, full-blown, full-fledged, matured, ripe, ripened
Synonyms: Verb
age, develop, grow, grow up, progress, ripen
Antonyms: Adjective
adolescent, green, immature, juvenile, unripe, unripened, young, youngish, youthful
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Examples of mature in a Sentence
Adjective
She's very mature for her age. He has a mature outlook on life. His parents didn't think he was mature enough to live on his own. Their bodies were mature, but they still behaved like children. After mature reflection, he concluded that he had been mistaken.Verb
Girls mature earlier than boys both physically and mentally. Her talent is maturing slowly. Wine and cheese mature with age. The bond matures in 10 years.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Evidently, this did not sit well with many UF followers who presumably believe Franks needs to be more mature and less self-absorbed after scoring touchdowns. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "UF fans are too critical of Gators QB Feleipe Franks | Commentary," 24 Aug. 2019 Only one egg in this morning’s batch is mature enough to fertilize. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "China’s CRISPR push in animals promises better meat, novel therapies, and pig organs for people," 31 July 2019 Its innovations led to digital fly-by-wire technology in future jets, but the technology wasn’t mature and crashes involving the vehicle worried NASA leaders. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio engineer’s ‘Flying Bedstead’ helped put man on the moon," 19 July 2019 Now the three older children are mature enough to look after themselves. — David Waldstein, New York Times, "For a Doubles Champion, the Title That Counts Is Dad," 19 Apr. 2018 Focussing on regulating the sale of games with mature content, the bill ultimately never made it out of the House. — Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune, "Joe Lieberman Famously Blamed Video Games for Violence. Now Guns and the Internet Worry Him Even More," 10 Aug. 2019 The property features a mixed forest of mature oak, jack pine, white pine and red pine as well as lowland conifers near the river, including cedar. — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan adds 1,000-acre forest near Au Sable to public lands," 8 Aug. 2019 During his 16 years in the job—from 1861 to his death in 1877—he transformed the publication from the mouthpiece of a laissez-faire sect into the voice of mature Gladstonian liberalism. — The Economist, "A new biography of Walter Bagehot, “the greatest Victorian”," 8 Aug. 2019 In the larger, more mature galaxies of this early epoch, there were more supernovae, and dust from these stellar explosions absorbed most of the UV light. — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Galaxy hunters spot hidden giants in the early universe," 7 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The company, which employs about 95,000 people at more than 800 stores, has roughly $4 billion in debt that will mature in the coming years, and a restructuring could involve delaying those maturities, the report said. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "J.C. Penney shares tank as another big retailer spirals down," 19 July 2019 Two years before the bombing, Jones also deposited $9,000 into an interest-bearing bank account that would mature in one year and, ultimately, be payable at the time of his death to one person: Cluff. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Chapter One: A Quiet Man," 15 July 2019 Commercial paper is debt that matures in less than a year. — WSJ, "Key Chinese Lending Rate Hits Lowest Since 2009," 26 June 2019 Those new funds would go toward paying wildfire claims along with financing the company took on because of its bankruptcy filing and bonds that will mature in the coming years. — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, "PG&E creditors propose their own $30 billion plan for utility," 25 June 2019 Plant vegetable varieties that mature in the shortest number of days. — Jodi Torpey, The Denver Post, "How to prevent hail damage to gardens in Colorado," 11 June 2019 Remember: Sperm take 72 days to mature in the body. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "Sperm counts are falling. This isn’t the reproductive apocalypse — yet.," 30 May 2019 There are currently around 50 fish in the captive refuge, says Gumm, and another ten to twenty maturing in the propagation laboratory, some of which have also started producing eggs. — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, "Brutal beetles kept world’s rarest fish from breeding—until now," 1 Mar. 2019 Finally, Methylobacterium, a type of bug that plays a role in helping strawberry flavor compounds mature, was significantly more abundant in organic apples, especially on the peel and in the flesh, the researchers say. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Eat the seeds: Why the germs found inside apples may be good for you," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mature.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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