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Meanings of mature in English

Portuguese
amadurecer
Catalan
créixer
Spanish
envejecer

Grow old or older.

        amadurecer
        Portuguese
        maduro
        Catalan
        madur
        Spanish
        maduro

        Having reached full natural growth or development.

              Related terms
              maduro
              Portuguese
              sazonado
              Catalan
              madur
              Spanish
              maduro

              Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used.

                  Related terms
                  sazonado
                  Portuguese
                  amadurecer
                  Catalan
                  madurar
                  Spanish
                  madurar

                  Cause to ripen or develop fully.

                        amadurecer
                        Usage of mature in English
                        1
                        The Company operates primarily in the mature areas of the North Sea.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        All colleges accept a number of mature students without Leaving Cert points.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        The number of nations that are fully mature politically is quite small.
                        The new yorker
                        4
                        Another factor to consider is that nuclear power is a mature technology.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        Dinosaurs mature rapidly; most species attain adulthood in four or five years.
                        The Lost World
                        6
                        That may well apply to the mature, responsible members of the population.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        He said they hope the changes will attract a more mature demographic.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        In most ways you're mature beyond your years, in others so innocent.
                        Witch heart
                        9
                        Much of Russia's crude today comes from mature fields in long-term decline.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        Collectivist thinking is a common substitute for personal growth and mature conscience.
                        The Irish Times
                        11
                        Social work is an area which welcomes mature applicants more than most.
                        The Irish Times
                        12
                        For more mature companies, it's in the form of a grant-based programme.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        The new Gag-derived proteins undergo dramatic rearrangements to form the mature virus.
                        Pubmed
                        14
                        There is a significant aircraft replacement business in more mature western markets.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        About two-thirds of SSIAs will mature in March and April this year.
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        But Google's Moto acquisition came just as that market started to mature.
                        Wired
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                        Translations for mature
                        Mature through the time
                        Mature across language varieties
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                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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                        Common
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