mature

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /məˈtjʊə/ or /məˈtʃʊə/ or /məˈtʃɔː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /məˈtʃʊ(ə)r/ or /məˈtʃɝ/ or /məˈt(j)ʊər/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ture

Adjective

Positive mature

Comparative more mature

Superlative most mature

1. Someone is mature if they act like an adult.

   You're not mature enough to do this job.

2. A living thing is mature if it has stopped growing physically.

   A mature female is about 30 kg.

3. Some kinds of food, such as wine, cheese, or fruit are mature when they are ready to eat or drink.
4. A mature person is older.

   Colleges are accepting more mature students and fewer kids out of high school.

5. If something is mature, it is fully developed.

   Television is a mature technology.

6. If movies, books, etc. are mature, they are meant for adults because they contain violence, sex, etc.

Synonyms

• adult
• ripe

Antonyms

• immature
• childish

Verb

Plain form mature

Third-person singular matures

Past tense matured

Past participle matured

Present participle maturing

1. (intransitive) If something matures, it becomes fully developed.

   Along the way she has also matured into a beautiful young woman.

   These problems have been solved as the technology has matured.

Synonyms

• grow
• progress

Antonyms

• regress

Related words

• maturation
• maturational