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# mature

adjective (mature, maturer/more mature, maturest/most mature); verb (mature, matures, matured, maturing)

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

## Everyday

1. Mature means fully grown or developed: «a mature oak tree». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m1)
2. Mature means behaving in a sensible, grown-up way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m2)
3. (verb) To mature means to grow up, or to become ready: cheese and fruit mature with time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m3)
4. (euphemism) Mature can mean older, as in «mature students». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, plants and animals mature into adults (life cycles). In everyday life a mature person is sensible. In money, savings «mature» when they can be collected. Phrases: «mature for her age», «a mature decision», «mature cheese».

### Examples

- The caterpillar matures into a butterfly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#x1)
- She is very mature for her age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#x2)
- It takes years for an oak tree to mature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#x3)
- That was a mature way to settle the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#x4)
- Mature cheddar has a strong taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#x5)
- Mature students go back to college as adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced ma-CHOOR or ma-TYOOR. Opposite: immature. Noun: maturity. «Mature» about films can mean for adults only.

## On Mova

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