Meaning of "mature" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MATURE

From Latin mātūrus early, developed.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MATURE

mature  [məˈtjʊə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATURE

Mature is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mature in English.

WHAT DOES MATURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mature

Mature is the adjectival form of maturity, which has several meanings. Mature may also refer to: ▪ "Mature 17+", a rating in the Entertainment Software Rating Board video game rating system ▪ Mature, a character from The King of Fighters series ▪ Victor Mature, an American actor...

Definition of mature in the English dictionary

The first definition of mature in the dictionary is relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up. Other definition of mature is fully considered; perfected. Mature is also due or payable.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MATURE

PRESENT

Present

I mature

you mature

he/she/it matures

we mature

you mature

they mature

Present continuous

I am maturing

you are maturing

he/she/it is maturing

we are maturing

you are maturing

they are maturing

Present perfect

I have matured

you have matured

he/she/it has matured

we have matured

you have matured

they have matured

Present perfect continuous

I have been maturing

you have been maturing

he/she/it has been maturing

we have been maturing

you have been maturing

they have been maturing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I matured

you matured

he/she/it matured

we matured

you matured

they matured

Past continuous

I was maturing

you were maturing

he/she/it was maturing

we were maturing

you were maturing

they were maturing

Past perfect

I had matured

you had matured

he/she/it had matured

we had matured

you had matured

they had matured

Past perfect continuous

I had been maturing

you had been maturing

he/she/it had been maturing

we had been maturing

you had been maturing

they had been maturing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mature

you will mature

he/she/it will mature

we will mature

you will mature

they will mature

Future continuous

I will be maturing

you will be maturing

he/she/it will be maturing

we will be maturing

you will be maturing

they will be maturing

Future perfect

I will have matured

you will have matured

he/she/it will have matured

we will have matured

you will have matured

they will have matured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been maturing

you will have been maturing

he/she/it will have been maturing

we will have been maturing

you will have been maturing

they will have been maturing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mature

you would mature

he/she/it would mature

we would mature

you would mature

they would mature

Conditional continuous

I would be maturing

you would be maturing

he/she/it would be maturing

we would be maturing

you would be maturing

they would be maturing

Conditional perfect

I would have mature

you would have mature

he/she/it would have mature

we would have mature

you would have mature

they would have mature

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been maturing

you would have been maturing

he/she/it would have been maturing

we would have been maturing

you would have been maturing

they would have been maturing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mature
we let´s mature
you mature

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mature

Past participle

matured

Present Participle

maturing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MATURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mature» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of mature

adult · age · bloom · blossom · dependable · develop · discriminating · evolve · experienced · flourish · full-blown · full-grown · fully fledged · grow up · grown · grown-up · improved · level-headed · maturate · mellow · of age · perfect · reliable · responsible · ripe · ripen · sagacious · season · seasoned · sensible · sophisticated · thrive · wise

TRANSLATION OF MATURE

Find out the translation of mature to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mature from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mature» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 成熟的
• Translator English - Spanish: maduro
• English: mature
• Translator English - Hindi: परिपक्व
• Translator English - Arabic: نَاضِجٌ
• Translator English - Russian: зрелый
• Translator English - Portuguese: maduro
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিণত
• Translator English - French: mûr
• Translator English - Malay: Matang
• Translator English - German: reif
• Translator English - Japanese: 成熟した
• Translator English - Korean: 성숙한
• Translator English - Javanese: Diwasa
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trưởng thành
• Translator English - Tamil: முதிர்ந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रौढ
• Translator English - Turkish: olgun
• Translator English - Italian: maturo
• Translator English - Polish: dojrzały
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зрілий
• Translator English - Romanian: matur
• Translator English - Greek: ώριμος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: volwasse
• Translator English - Swedish: mogen
• Translator English - Norwegian: moden

10 QUOTES WITH «MATURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mature.

1

Krista Allen

I love the whole makeup of men - that they never mature and are always just boys.

2

The Notorious B.I.G.

You gotta mature, you know.

3

Thomas P.M. Barnett

Women waited 144 years before earning suffrage. If a mature, multiparty democracy was so darn easy, everybody would have one.

4

Mikhail Baryshnikov

You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes.

5

Kabir Bedi

I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.

6

E. F. Benson

What man is there, surrounded though he be with the love of wife and children, who does not retain a memory of the romantic affection of boys for each other? Having felt it, he could scarcely have forgotten it, and if he never felt it, he missed one of the most golden of the prizes of youth, unrecapturable in mature life.

7

Bruce Beresford

At HBO, they seem to be well-informed. They make what I think are really quite mature films.

8

Jim Bishop

Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.

9

Kate Burton

I was lucky enough to be able to grow and mature in a natural way as an actress.

10

Amanda Bynes

So many people comment that I'm much more mature than average. In this business, you can get taken advantage of if you're not aware and you're not tough.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATURE»

Discover the use of mature in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mature and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Body and Mature Behavior: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, ...

A victim of debilitating injuries, Moshe Feldenkrais was intimately aware of the link between bodily suffering and mental health.

Moshe Feldenkrais, 2005

Be Mature (James): Growing Up in Christ

Beloved author and teacher Warren W. Wiersbe leads you through this practical book with advice on how to overcome temptation, control the tongue, effective prayer, and how to practice what the Bible teaches.

Warren W. Wiersbe, 2010

Radical Innovation: How Mature Companies Can Outsmart Upstarts

Based on evidence from a five-year, real time study of twelve radical innovation projects within ten major corporations - including General Electric, IBM, Nortel Networks, DuPont, and Texas Instruments - this book addresses seven managerial ...

‎2000

The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain

A renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty

Gene D. Cohen, 2008

A Grand Entrance: Scenes and Monologues for Mature Actors

An anthology of scenes and monologues featuring roles for mature actors over the age of 55.

Ann McDonough, Kent R. Brown, 2000

Capitalism in a Mature Economy: Financial Institutions, ...

The book focuses on four inter-related themes: the development and operations of English capital markets including the stock exchange and the clearing and merchant banks, the financing of British industry, the role of financiers and company ...

Jean Jacques Van Helten, Youssef Cassis, 1990

Mature Women Students: Separating Or Connecting Family and ...

At a time when more mature women are being encouraged to enter higher education as students, this book investigates the effects that studying for a degree has upon women's relationships.

Rosalind Edwards, 1993

Transcendence and Mature Thought in Adulthood: The Further ...

"The most sustained and sophisticated conversation between constructive-developmental and transpersonal psychologies available in print. The result is a wonderfully demanding and rewarding collection of chapters beyond the cutting edge!

Melvin E. Miller, Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, 1994

Migration in a Mature Economy: Emigration and Internal ...

By examining the origins of emigrants from Britain, Mr Baines challenges notions of emigration as a flight from poverty.

Dudley Baines, 2003

The Development of Mature Walking

This important monograph summarizes a comprehensive study on the maturation of walking in normal children.

‎1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mature is used in the context of the following news items.

Mature Spieth steps aside

ST ANDREWS (Scotland) • So the dream that Jordan Spieth could add the Open to his victories in this year's Masters and US Open and sally ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»

Singing praises of a mature festival

The Trebles on Dibble Street, from left Jesse Griffiths, Colin Lepage, Jamie Cavanagh and Benjamin Sutherland, entertain the crowd at ... «Brockville Recorder and Times, Jul 15»

Versatile Alabama playmaker more mature, poised to 'break out'

Set back by suspensions, a lack of responsibility of times and a serious injury during his first three seasons with the Tide, a more mature and ... «AL.com, Jul 15»

Mature, fit, preppy: how hiring for the 'right look' influences retail …

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»

Mature student allegedly set his flat on fire after failing part of degree …

A mature student allegedly set his flat on fire after failing part of a degree course, the High Court heard today. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Mature Māori nursing student wins prestigious national scholarship

Kupenga is a mature student who is currently in her second year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Eastern Institute of Technology. Surprised ... «Māori Television, Jul 15»

Lawmakers urged: Have more mature view on BBL

LAWMAKERS must present a more mature view on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and not resort to “bashing and prejudging the ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»

Mature student who helps others wins first university community prize

A mature student from Bedford has won an award for her community work. Beverley Courtney, 43, has been given the inaugural John Spence ... «Bedford Today, Jul 15»

Santos on sweeping Aces: Beermen 'more mature' in Finals rematch

“We were more mature now and we really know what we need to do and we don't hesitate,” Santos said in Filipino Friday night at Smart ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

Letters: Mature adults needed to save event

It is foolishness that so-called mature adults can't resolve this issue to continue this fine event. At a time when police desperately need public ... «South Bend Tribune, Jul 15»