MATURE

MA ·TU ·RE 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

verb
  1. develop and reach maturity
  2. develop and work out fully in one's mind
  3. become due for repayment
  4. cause to ripen or develop fully

💬 Examples

  • "undergo maturation"
  • "He matured fast"
  • "I need to mature my thoughts"
  • "These bonds mature in 2005"

🔗 Similar words

maturategrowripensenesceageget_on
adjective
  1. characteristic of maturity
  2. fully considered and perfected
  3. having reached full natural growth or development
  4. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

💬 Examples

  • "mature for her age"
  • "mature plans"
  • "a mature cell"
  • "ripe peaches"

🔗 Similar words

maturedripefledged
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