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Moderatemature
The correct spelling is mature.
How to pronounce mature
adjective
IPA: /məˈtjʊə/
Say it like: Mac-her
The correct spelling is mature. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. For example: "She is quite mature for her age."
Usage Examples
“She is quite mature for her age.”
“a mature plan”
“The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- 2.Brought to a state of complete readiness.
- 3.Profound; careful.
- 4.Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
- 5.Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
verb
- 1.To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- 2.(of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- 3.To bring (something) to maturity, full development or completion.
- 4.To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- 5.(of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
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