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# immature

adjective (immature, more immature, most immature)

«immature» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Immature means behaving in a silly, childish way, not as sensible as you should be for your age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#m1)
2. (science) Immature means not fully grown or developed yet, like an immature bird or fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is often a criticism: «Stop being so immature!». In science lessons it describes young animals, plants or cells that are not yet adult or ripe. In stories it shows a character who needs to grow up. Opposite: mature. Phrases: «immature behaviour», «emotionally immature».

### Examples

- It's immature to laugh when someone falls over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#x1)
- Stop being so immature and say sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#x2)
- Immature gulls have brown feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#x3)
- Immature fruit is hard and sour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#x4)
- The tadpoles are immature frogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#x5)
- He was too immature to look after a puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/#x6)

### Note

Adjective; noun: immaturity. Prefix «im-» (not) + «mature», so double m. Calling someone immature is a criticism. For children, being playful is normal — immature means acting younger than expected in a situation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «immature» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«immature» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/immature.html) on Mova free.