What does mature mean?
Definitions for mature
məˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʃɜrma·ture
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mature.
Princeton's WordNet
mature(adj)
characteristic of maturity
"mature for her age"
mature, matured(adj)
fully considered and perfected
"mature plans"
mature(adj)
having reached full natural growth or development
"a mature cell"
ripe, mature(adj)
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
"ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
fledged, mature(verb)
(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
mature, maturate, grow(verb)
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
"He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
mature(verb)
develop and work out fully in one's mind
"I need to mature my thoughts"
mature(verb)
become due for repayment
"These bonds mature in 2005"
ripen, mature(verb)
cause to ripen or develop fully
"The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
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"
suppurate, mature(verb)
cause to ripen and discharge pus
"The oil suppurates the pustules"
Wiktionary
mature(Verb)
To become mature; to ripen.
mature(Verb)
To gain experience or wisdom with age.
mature(Verb)
To reach the date when payment is due
mature(Adjective)
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
She is quite mature for her age.
mature(Adjective)
Profound; careful.
The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
Wikipedia
Mature
Mature is the adjectival form of maturity, which has several meanings.
Webster Dictionary
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.]
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.]
Mature
of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years
Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]
Mature
come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration
Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]
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.]
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.]
Mature(verb)
hence, to become due, as a note
Etymology: [See Maturate, Mature.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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, 2020mature
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
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mature' in Adjectives Frequency: #746
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mature in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of mature in a Sentence
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.
I expect China's iron ore futures market will be more mature and rational when more foreign investors enter the Chinese market.
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.
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.
Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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Translations for mature
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- معتق, ناضج, راشدArabic
- madurar, madura, madur, raonat, vencer, raonadaCatalan, Valencian
- dospělý, zralýCzech
- reif, gereift, reifen, reiflichGerman
- maturaEsperanto
- maduro, madurar, curado, vencerSpanish
- zoriBasque
- syvällinen, huolellinen, kypsyä, kypsäFinnish
- mature, mûrir, arriver à échéance, mûr, s'affiner, mûreFrench
- foirfeIrish
- inbheach, abaichScottish Gaelic
- հասունArmenian
- adulteskarIdo
- maturare, maturoItalian
- 成熟, 円熟, 成長Japanese
- maturusLatin
- pakekeMāori
- rijpen, vervallen, volwassen wordenDutch
- dojrzałyPolish
- maduro, amadurecerPortuguese
- maturRomanian
- зрeлый, разумный, взрослый, продуманный, развитойRussian
- mogna, mogenSwedish
- முதிர்ந்தTamil
- erginleşmek, yetişkin, kamil, olgun, olgunlaşmak, ergin, reşit, oldurmak, tekamül etmek, vadesi gelmek, erişkinTurkish
- 成熟Chinese
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