she's very young for her age

  • 1young — 1. adjective 1) young people Syn: youthful, juvenile; junior, adolescent, teenage; in the springtime of life, in one s salad days Ant: old, elderly, mature 2) she s very young for her age …

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  • 2young — 1. adjective 1) young people Syn: youthful, juvenile, junior, adolescent, teenage 2) she s very young for her age Syn: immature, childish, inexperienced, naive, green 3) …

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  • 3age — 1 /eIdZ/ noun 1 HOW OLD (C, U) the number of years someone has lived or something has existed: Francis is the same age as me. | The boys were six years apart in age. | There were dozens of kids there, all different ages. | at the age of (=when… …

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  • 4young — I UK [jʌŋ] / US adjective Word forms young : adjective young comparative younger superlative youngest *** 1) someone who is young has lived for only a short time She s married with two young children. They told him he was too young to understand …

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  • 5young — young1 [ jʌŋ ] adjective *** 1. ) someone who is young has lived for only a short time: She s married with two young children. a ) looking or behaving in a way that you would expect of a young person: She has very young hands. be/look young for… …

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  • 6for — for1 W1S1 [fə strong fo: $ fər strong fo:r] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used to say who is intended to get or use something, or where something is intended to be used ▪ I ve got a present for you. ▪ Someone left a message for Vicky. ▪ an English… …

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  • 7age — age1 W1S1 [eıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how old)¦ 2¦(legal age)¦ 3¦(period of life)¦ 4¦(being old)¦ 5¦(period of history)¦ 6 ages 7 come of age ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum …

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  • 8age — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} 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. ▪ advanced, great …

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  • 9age*/*/*/ — [eɪdʒ] noun I 1) [C/U] the number of years that someone has lived The average age of the delegates was over 60.[/ex] At the age of 10, I went to live with my aunt.[/ex] The film is designed to appeal to people of all ages.[/ex] Darren s very tall …

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  • 10young — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ I felt young again. ▪ keep ▪ All that exercise keeps her young …

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