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- From the verb mature: (⇒ conjugate)
- maturing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ma•ture /məˈtʊr, -ˈtyʊr, -ˈtʃʊr/USA pronunciation
adj., -tur•er, -tur•est, v., -tured, -tur•ing. adj.
- fully developed in body or mind:mature enough to take care of herself when she came home from school.
- complete in development:The wine is fully mature.
- intended for or composed of adults:[before a noun]mature subjects; a movie for mature audiences.
- Businesspayable; due:a mature bond.
v.
- to (cause to) become mature: [no object]The wine had matured beautifully.[~ + object]Experience has matured him.
- to become due:[no object]The bond had matured and was worth $50.
mat•u•ra•tion /ˌmætʃəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
ma•ture•ly, adv.
mature is an adjective and a verb, maturity is a noun:She's very mature for her age. The plants matured and grew. Face your problems with maturity.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ma•ture
(mə tŏŏr′, -tyŏŏr′, -chŏŏr′, -chûr′),USA pronunciation adj., -tur•er, -tur•est, v., -tured, -tur•ing. adj.
- complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:a mature rose bush.
- ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine.
- fully developed in body or mind, as a person:a mature woman.
- pertaining to or characteristic of full development:a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness.
- completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind:mature plans.
- Business(of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding;
having little or no potential for further growth or expansion;
exhausted or saturated.
- intended for or restricted to adults, esp. by reason of explicit sexual content or the inclusion of violence or obscene language:mature movies.
- composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance:for mature audiences only.
- Business[Finance.]having reached the limit of its time;
having become payable or due:a mature bond.
- Medicine
- having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer.
- having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process:a mature boil.
- Geology(of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface.
v.t.
- to make mature;
ripen, as fruit or cheese.
- to bring to full development:His hard experiences in the city matured him.
- to complete or perfect.
v.i.
- to become mature;
ripen, as fruit or cheese.
- to come to full development:Our plans have not yet matured.
- [Finance.]to become due, as a note.
- Latin mātūrus ripe, timely, early; akin to manes, matutinal
- late Middle English 1400–50
1. 3. aged, grown, adult. 2. See ripe. 5. ready, prepared. 12. 15. age, develop.
1. 3. childish, raw, green, young.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mature /məˈtjʊə; -ˈtʃʊə/ adj - relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up
- (of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected
- due or payable: a mature debenture
- fully developed or differentiated: a mature cell
- fully grown; adult: a mature animal
- (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
vb - to make or become mature
- (intransitive) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin mātūrus early, developedmaˈturely adv maˈtureness n
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