age
noun
the number of years that someone has lived
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noun
someone who has been alive for 3 years/10 months etc.
to be nearly a particular age
to have been alive, or to have existed for, 5 years/10 months etc.
to be two/three etc. years older than someone
used for saying that someone is at least as old as the age you are mentioning
aged between 80 and 89
aged between 40 and 49
around 35/45 etc. in age
aged between 70 and 79
much older than a particular person. This phrase is usually used for talking about two people who are having a romantic relationship.
younger or older than 40/50 etc.
if someone is on the wrong side of forty, fifty, etc., they are older than forty, fifty, etc.
used for talking about someone’s age
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