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# premature

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Happening or done too early, before the right time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#m1)
2. (of a baby) Born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and family life: premature babies are often cared for in an incubator in a special hospital unit. In everyday talk: «It's premature to celebrate before the match ends.» In science, premature conclusions are drawn before enough evidence.

### Examples

- My cousin was born premature and spent weeks in hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x1)
- It's premature to say who will win; the game isn't over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x2)
- Premature babies are often very small. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x3)
- The celebration was premature; the other team scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x4)
- Smoking can cause premature ageing of the skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x5)
- The scientist warned against premature conclusions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x6)
- Phineus had been punished by the gods with premature old age and blindness for having abused the gift of prophecy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/premature/#x7)

### Note

Adjective. Informal: «prem» or «preemie» (premature baby). Adverb: prematurely. Opposite: overdue (late), timely. Pronounced «PREM-a-cher» or «pree-ma-TURE».

## On Mova

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