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Meaning of come of age | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
    idiomatic
  2. To mature, or become fully developed.
    broadly, idiomatic

Equivalents

العربية بَلَغَ رُشْدَهُ
Azərbaycanca başa-boya çatmaq
Deutsch erwachsen werden volljährig werden
Ελληνικά ηλικιώνομαι
Español alcanzar la mayoría de edad madurar
Français atteindre la majorité maturer murir
Gaeilge aosaigh
Gàidhlig thig gu ìre
עברית הבשיל
Magyar felnő
Bahasa Indonesia berumur
Italiano diventare maggiorenne maturare
日本語 成人 成人する 成人になる
Polski dorastać dorastać dorosnąć dorosnąć podrastać podrosnąć
Русский достичь зрелости достичь совершеннолетия повзрослеть стать совершеннолетним
Українська спіти

Examples

“Eager to find⟳ a better life, you joined the Alliance military when you came of age. You volunteered for an expedition to Akuze: a lush world on the outskirts of Alliance space that had suddenly dropped out of contact⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

come off come off it come off second best come on come on in come on over

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