Collocations for mature - verb
ADVERB
fully
a fully matured cheese
a fully matured cheese
early
This variety is easy to grow and matures early.
This variety is easy to grow and matures early.
quickly,
rapidly
slowly
emotionally, physically
The teenage years cover a period in which people mature physically and emotionally.
slowly
emotionally, physically
The teenage years cover a period in which people mature physically and emotionally.
nicely
The little garden was maturing nicely.
The little garden was maturing nicely.
VERB + mature
allow sth to,
leave sth to
The cheese is smoked and then left to mature.
The cheese is smoked and then left to mature.
PREPOSITION
into
She had matured into a beautiful young woman.
She had matured into a beautiful young woman.
to
a young man who is maturing to adulthood
a young man who is maturing to adulthood
Mature is used with these nouns as the subject:
market, wine
market, wine
Mature is used with these nouns as the object:
wine
wine