🇬🇧🇨🇳 age - 变老 : English Lesson

Meaning of "age" ("变老"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Age" as a verb means to get older over time, or to start looking older. People, animals, and even objects age. Wrinkles can appear, hair can turn gray or white, and faces can look more grown-up. You can also age something on purpose, like when cheese or juice is left for a long time so its taste changes. So when something ages, it changes because time is passing, and it starts to seem older.

The leftovers in the back of the fridge have aged into a brand-new mysterious life-form.

Cheese can be aged for years to taste better, but my old gym socks aged for one week and became a national emergency.

I feel like I age every time I hear my alarm clock scream in the morning.

Our teacher said the homework wouldn’t be hard, but we all aged 10 years trying to finish it.

I feel like I age a century waiting for my turn in board games.

A boy watches his grandpa age. Years age his hair. Years age his hands. Years age his smile. The boy looks at a photo that does not age. He thinks of grandpa when he was young. He puts his arm around grandpa. They laugh and hug. The boy feels love. He says I will care for you.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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