maturely
ma•ture
adjective, verbBrE /məˈtʃʊə(r)/
NAmE /məˈtʃʊr/
BrE /məˈtjʊə(r)/
NAmE /məˈtʊr/
adjective
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maturer is occasionally used instead of more mature sensible 1 (of a child or young person) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult
Jane is very mature for her age.
a mature and sensible attitude
immature fully grown 2 (of a person, a tree, a bird or an animal) fully grown and developed
sexually mature
a mature oak/eagle/elephant
immature wine/cheese 3 developed over a period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour no longer young 4 used as a polite or humorous way of saying that sb is no longer young
clothes for the mature woman
a man of mature years work of art 5 created late in an artist's life and showing great understanding and skill insurance policy 6 (business) ready to be paid
ma•ture•ly /BrE
; NAmE
/ adverb
on mature reˈflection/consideˈration (formal) after thinking about sth carefully and for a long time verb
verb forms
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This particular breed of cattle matures early.
Technology in this field has matured considerably over the last decade. become sensible 2 [intransitive] to develop emotionally and start to behave like a sensible adult
He has matured a great deal over the past year. develop skill 3 [intransitive] ~ (into sth) to fully develop a particular skill or quality
She has matured into one of the country's finest actresses. wine/cheese 4 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) if wine, cheese, etc. matures or is matured, it develops over a period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour insurance policy 5 [intransitive] (business) to reach the date when it must be paid
She has a number of investments that mature at the end of the year.

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