transcription, транскрипция: [ mətjʊə(r) ]
( matures, maturing, matured, maturer, maturest)
1.
When a child or young animal matures , it becomes an adult.
You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically...
= grow up
VERB : V
2.
When something matures , it reaches a state of complete development.
When the trees matured they were cut in certain areas...
VERB : V
3.
If someone matures , they become more fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour.
Hopefully after three years at university I will have matured...
VERB : V
4.
If you describe someone as mature , you think that they are fully developed and balanced in their personality and emotional behaviour.
They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly...
ADJ [ approval ]
5.
If something such as wine or cheese matures or is matured , it is left for a time to allow its full flavour or strength to develop.
Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.
...the cellars where the cheeses are matured.
VERB : V , be V-ed
6.
Mature cheese or wine has been left for a time to allow its full flavour or strength to develop.
Grate some mature cheddar cheese.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
7.
When an investment such as a savings policy or pension plan matures , it reaches the stage when you stop paying money and the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned. ( BUSINESS )
These bonuses will be paid when your savings plan matures in ten years’ time.
VERB : V
8.
If you say that someone is mature or of mature years, you are saying politely that they are middle-aged or old.
...a man of mature years who had been in the job for longer than most of the members could remember.
ADJ [ politeness ]