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# mature

«mature» in Mova's school dictionary: **fully grown or developed: «a mature oak tree»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mature means fully grown or developed: «a mature oak tree». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m1)

2) Mature means behaving in a sensible, grown-up way. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m3)

4) (euphemism) Mature can mean older, as in «mature students». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/#m4)

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

### In the corpora

- ["Mature" in adverts and dating means older, for example "mature students".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/8-toilets-and-getting-older/24/)
- [In the USA and Canada games are rated by the ESRB; M means Mature, suitable for about 17 and up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/27/)
- [At home Zara asked her mum what «mature content» on the box meant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/422-gta-6-what-rated-18-means/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mature» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mature/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.