Age

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Age

Age : வயது

Age : வயது

English Verbs with Tamil meanings

PresentPastPast ParticipleGerundTamil Meaning
Ageagedagedagingவயதடை

Age definition

Noun.

  1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
  2. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?
  3. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
  4. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
  5. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age.
  6. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.
  7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.
  8. A great period in the history of the Earth.
  9. A century; the period of one hundred years.
  10. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.
  11. A long time.

Intransitive verb. To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.

Transitive verb. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.