If you say that someone is ~ a particular age, you mean that they are nearly that age. (INFORMAL)
Pushing 40, he was an ageing rock star.
= almost, going on
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If you say that someone is ~ a particular age, you mean that they are nearly that age. (INFORMAL)
Pushing 40, he was an ageing rock star.
= almost, going on
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012