I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mature student especially BrE (= a student who is over 25 years old )
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He took a degree as a mature student at Birmingham University.
mature student
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■ ADVERB
fully
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She's about seven years old, fully mature , and might live to be thirty or thirty-five.
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The fully mature 1994 costs about $ 10.
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The fish pictured are not fully mature and have yet to achieve the intense red colouring of the caudal and dorsal finnage.
more
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We are now a much more mature economy.
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They tend to be more mature , more responsible, and to come from more affluent homes.
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These rather sweeping generalisations are now giving way to a more mature analysis of the contradictions of science and technology.
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Considerable growth and time are needed before the new, more mature personality is formed and the old conflicts are integrated.
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These should more than compensate for the natural decline in other more mature fields.
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He has become a lot more mature on his shot selection.
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He seemed less absurd, more mature , and I don't know why.
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This, together with a more mature technique, produces some impressive poems.
sexually
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The end result of evolution through man's desire was to produce a sexually mature wolf pup.
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They also said the sexually mature whale needed a mate.
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She found more deaths among sexually mature females than among males, which gave a skew in the latter's favour.
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A solitary males will patrol the cliffs in search of bands of sexually mature females.
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At what age are Firemouths sexually mature ?
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Eventually, while still retaining their tadpole appearance, they become sexually mature and breed.
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For it is clear that in the traditional view a sexually mature woman should be sexually active.
very
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It's a very mature situation to have to face.
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For an eight-year-old, Nelson appeared in some ways to be very mature .
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Nevertheless, this is a truly outstanding study in every respect, displaying a very mature style and analysis.
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As I went in, I felt that I had become very mature .
■ NOUN
age
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This is unlikely to deter parents wishing to start a family at a more mature age than usual.
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Among those recruited, there were many more men and women of mature age than usual.
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Others presumably went into employment thus joining the pool of potential young mature age entrants.
entrant
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Among our sample were six engineers who, with differing motives, had been mature entrants to the profession.
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Meanwhile, the number of mature entrants to higher education has risen by 65 percent since 1979.
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An additional factor in considering the question of definition is that by far the majority of non-traditional entrants are also mature entrants.
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This difference was explained largely by the higher rate of withdrawal for non academic reasons for mature entrants .
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Establish training courses for mature entrants .
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The second area of contention was the treatment of mature entrants .
industry
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The propane industry was a mature industry and Mega was primarily a single business company.
man
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Hookers have this thing for mature men .
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It would have to be a mature man , a practiced Don Juan like Zbigniew Shapira.
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He must face up to life like the mature man he was.
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Tommaso made me look like a mature man , an important man.
market
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It is, rather, a mature market that is in decline.
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And there are other more mature markets in which our business can be expanded further.
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Price competition Price competition occurs in mature markets , much of it induced by clients.
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Here on the Island we have a mature market .
plant
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Measurements denote the average heights of mature plants .
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The police were forced to grow mature plants from the seeds to prove they were a drug, she said.
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The measurements in the following section denote the average heights of mature plants .
reflection
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His men would carry their standard-issue M16 rifles, although on mature reflection he decided that they should not be loaded.
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On mature reflection , however, I begin to see his point.
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One can not condemn some one without mature reflection on his conduct.
student
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I was a mature student of the time so I would be pleased to hear from those graduating prior to 1985.
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Such clothing also gives the impression, particularly to less mature students , that the school supports the particular religion.
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Some of them were mature students studying medicine, dentistry, law, engineering.
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Colleges welcome mature students for two reasons.
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The greatest inequality between the two countries is for mature students .
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The latter includes both young and mature students with normal entry qualifications.
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A prospectus for mature students which gives full details of entry requirements and other relevant information is available from the Registry.
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These women, however, demonstrate that it is possible to begin to study scientific and technical fields as a mature student .
tree
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He grows roses and part of the grounds consists of a copse of mature trees .
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It is over for the mature trees atop Mount Mitchell.
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There are other mature trees in the grounds and the garden adjoins the golf course.
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There are now too few mature trees to provide seeds in forested areas.
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The sides of the creek are covered with mature trees .
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Others reported that in some stands, all mature trees were dead.
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The plan showed a small wood, plenty of mature trees and even a stream running along the edge of the property.
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The brush of heavy foliage from lush, mature trees is heady and inspirational.
woman
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Suddenly I was the mature woman , faced with new kids in the workplace.
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Her clothes were smooth, her make-up was smooth, she looked like a picture out of a magazine for mature women .
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In contrast, the media enjoyed the opportunity to report cases of mature women being charged with indecent offences against under-age boys.
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Certainly not the mature women who are caring courageously, and quite alone, for the elderly.
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A supposedly confident, mature woman .
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For it is clear that in the traditional view a sexually mature woman should be sexually active.
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Steven, you may not realize it, but you are gaining many advantages by marrying a mature woman .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mature violets reach a height of about 12 inches.
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A hen is a mature female chicken, more than ten months old.
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After two years of college, the students have a much more mature attitude.
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Eagles aren't sexually mature until age five.
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Mel's developed into a mature , hard-working person.
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Penny seemed more mature than most of the other students.
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She's very mature for her age.
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The house has a lovely garden surrounded by mature oak trees.
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The magazine features wedding ideas for the mature bride.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A mature grapefruit tree can produce 250 grapefruit.
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A reasonably mature population ought to be able to handle that.
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He grows roses and part of the grounds consists of a copse of mature trees.
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It has a large garden with fruit trees and a splendid mature walnut tree.
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Nobody told you to flirt with me like a grown mature responsible adult man would do.
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One mature backyard lemon tree can produce 300 lemons.
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The mature shell size also varies from small species a few centimetres across to giants of a metre or more in diameter.
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They want everyone to take to the streets, but people are more mature now.
II. verb
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also
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Along the way she has also matured into a beautiful young woman.
enough
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He is a good swimmer - quite good enough , and quite mature enough in that way, to respect flood water.
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Last year, it seemed he had matured enough to fulfil himself but a cruel succession of injuries denied him.
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Elizabeth: I think some people are never mature enough .
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Always choose material mature enough to condition well.
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A good rule-of-thumb to remember is that this distance should be at least the height of the tree when it is fully matured .
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A yearling hen turkey is a fully matured female turkey, usually under fifteen months old.
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An X-ray showed that's lungs hadn't fully matured and that he was suffering respiratory distress syndrome.
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A yearling tom turkey is a fully matured male turkey with the same characteristics as the yearling hen turkey. 6.
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I propose to add some living rock, but only when the filters are fully matured .
more
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We're more sort of settled down, matured more, I think.
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Who are these supposedly more mature individuals and why are they lured to the law?
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Are you different after a near-death experience, or only more mature ?
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You're more mature now, and I hope I've learned a few lessons from the mistakes I made.
physically
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The teenage years cover a period in which young women and men mature physically , intellectually and emotionally.
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Voice over Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he's surpassed our hopes.
sexually
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Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months and are sexually mature at one year.
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Some species can be extremely difficult to spawn - but keeping large species groups together until they are sexually mature can help.
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age
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The teachers treat me as an adult, but I've always been very mature for my age .
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It seems that they matured in age , yet, they did not change with the times of today.
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I was sixteen and quite mature for my age .
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This has the advantage for the medical profession of certainty, but does not allow for children maturing at different ages .
bill
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On a particular day the bill will mature .
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The 13-week bills mature April 11, 1996, and the 26-week bills mature July 11, 1996.
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On day 91 the Treasury bill is said to mature - the original purchaser is lending money to the government.
market
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In Brossa's opinion, the transaction processing monitor market has matured considerably over the last eight years.
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Once the market expands and matures , many companies dismiss their agents and enter direct selling or open a subsidiary company.
result
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Both of us grew and matured immeasurably as a result of going through the process.
year
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Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months and are sexually mature at one year .
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Cheshire is actually sold when it is one to two months old, but it can be matured for over a year .
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The plant grows much faster in highland areas, however, maturing in two years rather than five.
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The peppers are pulped, then left to mature for three years before being distilled with vinegar.
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But male elephants only mature at around 30 years old and their many deaths have disrupted patterns of reproduction.
years
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The plant grows much faster in highland areas, however, maturing in two years rather than five.
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They mature in 10 years , come in $ 1, 000 minimums and provide insurance against an unexpected inflation surge.
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The peppers are pulped, then left to mature for three years before being distilled with vinegar.
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But male elephants only mature at around 30 years old and their many deaths have disrupted patterns of reproduction.
■ VERB
develop
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This will probably develop as he matures .
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It seems, therefore, that recognition appears to develop as the chicks mature .
grow
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It grows , matures and retains a capacity to surprise and enrich.
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Both of us grew and matured immeasurably as a result of going through the process.
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The majority of new managers did grow and mature .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A tree takes many years to mature .
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Corn needs longer to mature than soybeans.
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Girls tend to mature more quickly than boys, both physically and emotionally.
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In the hot weather the fruit matured quickly.
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John's really matured in the last two years.
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The fly matures in only seven days.
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These bonds mature in 12 years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any project involving rockets is always risky, but the technology is maturing all the time.
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It starts with a potent aperitif called Mulsum which takes twenty four hours to mature .
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Some early doubts as to the applicability of that privilege before a legislative committee never matured.
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The 13-week bills mature April 4, 1996, and the 26-week bills mature July 5, 1996.
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The haulm must be allowed to mature to increase the dry matter content.
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This was mid-June, and in the nearby fields, next season s crops were maturing.
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This will probably develop as he matures.