Mature
31mature — /məˈtjuə / (say muh tyoohuh) adjective 1. complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms, cheese, wine, etc. 2. ripe, as fruit. 3. fully developed in body or mind, as a person. 4. relating to or characteristic of full… …
32mature — 1. adjective /məˈtjʊə(r),məˈtʃʊr,məˈtʊr/ a) Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. She is quite mature for her age. b) Profound; careful. The headmaster decided t …
33mature — 1. Ripe; fully developed. 2. To ripen; to become fully developed. [L. maturus, ripe] * * * ma·ture mə t(y)u̇(ə)ralso chu̇(ə)r adj, ma·tur·er; est 1) having completed natural growth and development <a mature ovary> 2) having undergone… …
34MÂTURE — n. f. Ensemble des mâts d’un bâtiment. Il désigne aussi le Bois propre à faire des mâts. Il signifie encore l’Art de mâter les bâtiments. Il désigne aussi l’Atelier et les magasins établis pour confectionner, réparer, conserver les mâts et les… …
35mature — /mə tʃυə/ adjective ♦ mature economy a fully developed economy ■ verb to become due ♦ bills which mature in three weeks’ time bills which will be due for payment in three weeks …
36mature — /mə tjυə/ adjective ♦ mature economy a fully developed economy ■ verb to become due ♦ bills which mature in three weeks’ time bills which will be due for payment in three weeks …
37mature — developed developed adj. 1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state s well developed industries. Oppositre of {undeveloped}. [Narrower terms …
38mature — [15] ‘Earliness’ is the etymological notion underlying the word mature. It goes back ultimately to a pre Latin base *mātu , which produced the Latin adjective mātūrus ‘timely, early’, direct source of the English word (in Old French mātūrus… …
39mature — old Literally, fully developed: ... the high payers at the front wind up with some of the more mature girls. (Moynahan, 1983 older stewardesses tend to work the first class section in aircraft) …
40mature — adjective (maturer, maturest) 1》 fully developed physically; full grown. ↘having reached a stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult; grown up. ↘(of thought or planning) careful and thorough. 2》 having reached… …
