Collocations for age - noun
1. how old sb/sth is
→ See also old age
ADJECTIVE
early,
tender,
young
He was sent away to school at an early age.
He was sent away to school at an early age.
advanced,
great,
old,
ripe
He was still active even at the advanced age of 87.
White hair is a sign of great age.
She dreaded old age.
He was still active even at the advanced age of 87.
White hair is a sign of great age.
She dreaded old age.
advancing,
increasing
middle, third (BrE)
a pleasant woman in early middle age
middle, third (BrE)
a pleasant woman in early middle age
childbearing,
pensionable (BrE),
retirement,
school,
school-leaving
(BrE)
children of school age
children of school age
drinking,
voting,
working
mental, reading (esp. BrE)
mental, reading (esp. BrE)
VERB + age
attain,
get to,
live to,
reach
When you get to my age you get a different perspective on life.
She lived to the age of 75.
When you get to my age you get a different perspective on life.
She lived to the age of 75.
act,
feel,
look
Act your age!
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).
Act your age!
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).
lower,
raise
The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years.
The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years.
PREPOSITION
at a/the age
At your age I had already started work.
At your age I had already started work.
between the ages
children between the ages of five and eleven
children between the ages of five and eleven
by the age
He could read by the age of four.
He could read by the age of four.
for sb's age
He's quite a big boy for his age.
He's quite a big boy for his age.
over (the) age
Twelve million people are over retirement age.
Twelve million people are over retirement age.
under age
It is illegal to sell alcohol to children who are under age (= not legally old enough).
It is illegal to sell alcohol to children who are under age (= not legally old enough).
under the age
It is illegal to sell alcohol to children under the age of 18.
It is illegal to sell alcohol to children under the age of 18.
with age
A lot of wines improve with age.
A lot of wines improve with age.
age of
He left school at the age of 18.
He left school at the age of 18.
PHRASES
the age of consent
The general age of consent for sexual activity is 16.
The general age of consent for sexual activity is 16.
sb's own age
She needs a friend of her own age to play with.
She needs a friend of her own age to play with.
years of age
He's 20 years of age.
He's 20 years of age.
2. period of history
ADJECTIVE
another,
bygone,
different
This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.
This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.
Bronze,
Ice,
Stone
computer, digital, industrial, modern, nuclear, etc.
Elizabethan, Victorian, etc.
golden
the golden age of Hollywood
computer, digital, industrial, modern, nuclear, etc.
Elizabethan, Victorian, etc.
golden
the golden age of Hollywood
PREPOSITION
during the … age
He lived during the Victorian age.
He lived during the Victorian age.
in a/the age
She lived in an age when few women became politicians.
She lived in an age when few women became politicians.
through the ages
an exhibition of Islamic art through the ages
an exhibition of Islamic art through the ages
age of
the age of the computer
the age of the computer
PHRASES
in this day and age
(= in the period we now live in)
Why dress so formally in this day and age?
Why dress so formally in this day and age?
3. (ages/an age) (esp. BrE) a very long time
PHRASES
absolutely ages
I've been sitting here for absolutely ages.
I've been sitting here for absolutely ages.
ages ago
Carlos left ages ago.
Carlos left ages ago.
for ages
We had to wait for ages!
We had to wait for ages!