Collocations for age - noun
1. how old sb/sth is
ADJ.
early, young
He was sent away to school at an early age.
He was sent away to school at an early age.
advanced, great, old
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.
middle
a pleasant woman in early middle age
a pleasant woman in early middle age
childbearing, pensionable, retirement, school, school-leaving, voting, working
children of school age
children of school age
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.
feel, look
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).
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.
AGE + NOUN
group, range | limit
PREP.
at a/the ~
At your age, I had already started work.
At your age, I had already started work.
between the ~s
children between the ages of five and eleven
children between the ages of five and eleven
by the ~
He could read by the age of four.
He could read by the age of four.
for sb''s ~
He''s quite a big boy for his age.
He''s quite a big boy for his age.
over the ~
Twelve million people in Great Britain are over retirement age.
Twelve million people in Great Britain are over retirement age.
under ~
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 ~
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 ~
A lot of wines improve with age.
A lot of wines improve with 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. > See OLD AGE
He''s 20 years of age. > See OLD AGE
2. period of history
ADJ.
another, different
This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.
This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.
Elizabethan, Victorian, etc. | Bronze, Ice, Stone | computer, modern, nuclear, etc. | golden
the golden age of cinema
the golden age of cinema
PREP.
during the ~
He lived during the Elizabethan age.
He lived during the Elizabethan age.
in a/the ~
In an age when few women became politicians, her career was unusual.
In an age when few women became politicians, her career was unusual.
through the ~s
an exhibition of spinning through the ages
an exhibition of spinning through the ages
~ of
the age of the wireless communication
the age of the wireless communication
PHRASES
in this day and age
(= in the period we now live in) Why dress so formally in this day and age?
(= in the period we now live in) Why dress so formally in this day and age?
3. ages/an age: a very long time
VERB + AGE
spend, take
It took an age for us all to get on the boat.
It took an age for us all to get on the boat.
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!