1. (noun)age how long something has existed
"it was replaced because of its age"
2. (noun)historic period, age an era of history having some distinctive feature "we live in a litigious age"
3. (noun)age, eld a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particularqualification or power arises
"she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
4. (noun)long time, age, years a prolonged period of time "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
5. (noun)old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood a late time of life "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
6. (verb)age begin to seem older; get older
"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
7. (verb)senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
8. (verb)age make older
"The death of his child aged him tremendously"