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Meaning of show one's age | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To indicate by appearance or other factors that a person is no longer young, or ageing, or of an object, no longer new and ageing.

Examples

“The interior of 313201 is showing its age. The non-alignment with the windows has always been a neck-stretching problem since the high-backed 2+2 seating was installed in around 2010. [page 42, photo caption] The front-end design of the Class 313s has never shown its age.”

CEFR level

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

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