Definitions for mature
məˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʃɜrma·ture

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mature(adj)

   characteristic of maturity

   "mature for her age"

2. mature, matured(adj)

   fully considered and perfected

   "mature plans"

3. mature(adj)

   having reached full natural growth or development

   "a mature cell"

4. ripe, mature(adj)

   fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

   "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"

5. fledged, mature(verb)

   (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

6. mature, maturate, grow(verb)

   develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

   "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

7. mature(verb)

   develop and work out fully in one's mind

   "I need to mature my thoughts"

8. mature(verb)

   become due for repayment

   "These bonds mature in 2005"

9. ripen, mature(verb)

   cause to ripen or develop fully

   "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

10. senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate(verb)

    grow old or older

    "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

11. suppurate, mature(verb)

    cause to ripen and discharge pus

    "The oil suppurates the pustules"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mature(Verb)

   To become mature; to ripen.

2. mature(Verb)

   To gain experience or wisdom with age.

3. mature(Verb)

   To reach the date when payment is due

4. mature(Adjective)

   Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

   She is quite mature for her age.

5. mature(Adjective)

   Profound; careful.

   The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mature

   Mature is the adjectival form of maturity, which has several meanings.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mature

   brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

2. Mature

   completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

3. Mature

   of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

4. Mature

   come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

5. Mature(verb)

   to bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

6. Mature(verb)

   to advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

7. Mature(verb)

   hence, to become due, as a note

   Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mature

   ma-tūr′, adj. grown to its full size: perfected: ripe: (med.) come to suppuration: fully digested, as a plan.—v.t. to ripen: to bring to perfection: to prepare for use.—v.i. to become ripe: to become payable, as a bill.—adj. Matur′able, capable of being matured.—adv. Mature′ly.—ns. Mature′ness, state or quality of being ripe or ready for use; Matur′ity, ripeness: a state of completeness or readiness for use. [L. maturus, ripe.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mature

   A natural process of development.

   The children are so well behaved, mature and have such wisdom in their souls.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

2. mature

   Be respectful, responsible and act with accountability and wisdom.

   Children are very mature these days and behave to beautifully.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mature' in Adjectives Frequency: #746

How to pronounce mature?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mature in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of mature in a Sentence

1. Manfred Kittel:

   We just have to wait and see how the fish mature in the hatchery and what the environmental conditions look like next winter, the plan theoretically is to put them back in the creek hoping there is enough water to support them.

2. Jacky Wang:

   I expect China's iron ore futures market will be more mature and rational when more foreign investors enter the Chinese market.

3. Grant Hunt:

   The traveling public have become much more culturally mature than they were 20 years ago, most people expect this and in fact want it to happen.

4. Freya Harrison:

   What we found was very interesting -- we found that Bald's eyesalve is incredibly potent as an anti-Staphylococcal antibiotic in this context, we were going from a mature, established population of a few billion cells, all stuck together in this highly protected biofilm coat, to really just a few thousand cells left alive. This is a massive, massive killing ability.

5. Paul Simon:

   Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

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