I.
verb
ADVERB
▪ fully
▪
a fully ~d cheese
▪ early
▪
This variety is easy to grow and ~s early.
▪ quickly , rapidly
▪ slowly
▪ emotionally , physically
▪
The teenage years cover a period in which people ~ physically and emotionally.
▪ nicely
▪
The little garden was maturing nicely.
VERB + MATURE
▪ allow sth to , leave sth to
▪
The cheese is smoked and then left to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
She had ~d into a beautiful young woman.
▪ to
▪
a young man who is maturing to adulthood
Mature is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ market , ↑ wine
Mature is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ wine
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ look
▪
She tries to look ~ and sophisticated.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ fully
▪ emotionally , physically , sexually
▪ remarkably
▪
He was remarkably ~ for his age.
Mature is used with these nouns: ↑ forest , ↑ male , ↑ reflection , ↑ stage , ↑ student , ↑ tree , ↑ wine , ↑ work