ages

See also: âges, âgés, and äges

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.dʒɪz/
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Noun

ages

  1. plural of age
  2. (hyperbolic) A long time.
    • 2012, Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions, McGraw-Hill Education (UK) →ISBN, page 250
      Judith, aged 58, described her experience of seeking help for persistent back pain: "You don't actually see the consultant. You wait for ages and ages and ages and you come out feeling totally baffled really."

Translations

Verb

ages

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of age

Anagrams

Cornish

Alternative forms

Preposition

ages

  1. than (introduces part of comparison)

French

Noun

ages m

  1. plural of age

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

agēs

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of agō

Middle English

Noun

ages

  1. plural of age

Portuguese

Verb

ages

  1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of agir
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