mature Význam & definícia

Význam mature v slovenčine

• 0 Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally:

  • He's very mature for his age.

  • Upon mature reflection, we find the accused guilty.

• 1 completely grown physically:

  • a mature adult

  • sexually mature

  • Mature male gorillas have silver-grey hairs on their backs.

  • mature oak trees

• 2 having a flavour that is completely developed:

  • Do you prefer mild or mature cheddar?

• 3 A mature investment is ready to be paid.

• 4 to become more developed mentally and emotionally and behave in a responsible way:

  • Girls are said to mature faster than boys.

  • He matured a lot while he was in college.

  • It took several years for her ideas to mature.

• 5 to become completely grown physically:

  • Humans take longer to mature than most other animals.

• 6 to allow food and wine to become old enough for the flavour to develop completely:

  • The wine has been matured in oak vats.

  • The cheese is left to mature for two years.

• 7 If an insurance agreement or an investment matures, it becomes ready to be paid:

  • The policy matures after 15 years.

• 8 to become completely grown:

  • Humans take longer to mature than most other animals.

• 9 to become more developed mentally and emotionally and behave in a responsible way, or to cause someone to do this:

  • [ I ] When you are the oldest child of a large family, you mature pretty quickly, because you have to take care of your younger brothers and sisters.

• 10 (of some types of investment) to become ready to be paid:

  • When her bonds matured, she moved the money into stocks.

• 11 mentally and emotionally well-developed, and therefore responsible:

  • He just wasn’t mature enough to keep a dog.

• 12 completely grown:

  • The forest has a lot of mature oak trees.

  • The jeans were marketed to mature women.

• 13 a mature market, industry, or product has stopped growing or developing as fast as it did when it was new:

  • a mature market/industry If a firm is in a mature market, it will be hard to generate growing returns to shareholders.

  • Despite its image as an owner of mature businesses, we expect strong profits growth ahead.

  • The piston engine is a mature technology that's increasingly difficult to improve.

• 14 completely or almost completely developed, usually because of having existed for a long time:

  • This level of disputed votes is unprecedented among mature democracies.

• 15 adult or older, or behaving in a reasonable way like an adult or older person:

  • Colleagues who are tired of playing office politics will welcome your more mature approach.

  • mature workers/graduates

• 16 to become ready to be paid:

  • a bond/policy/investment matures When the bonds matured in September, they produced a profit of $39 million.

  • What happens if the firm goes bust before my policy has matured?

  • The endowment is due to mature in five years.

• 17 if a market, industry, etc. matures, it stops growing or developing as fast as it did when it was new:

  • a market/industry matures The market matured and only a few brands survived.

• 18 to become completely grown or developed:

  • They started to worry about environmental damage only after their own economies matured.

  • You should plan for your business to mature within three to five years.