to be of an age to do sth

  • 1age profile — ➔ profile1 * * * age profile UK US noun [S] HR, MARKETING ► the number of people of different ages, who, for example, buy a particular product or are involved in a particular activity: the age profile of sb/sth »There has been a significant… …

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  • 2age — {{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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  • 3age — 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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  • 4age limit — noun regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position • Hypernyms: ↑regulation, ↑ordinance * * * age limit noun The age under or over which one may not do something • • • Main Entry: ↑age * * * age limit UK US …

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  • 5STH — Saitohin, also known as STH, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: STH saitohin| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=246744| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section title = summary text =… …

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  • 6old age — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ advanced, extreme ▪ happy ▪ She can look forward to a happy old age. ▪ lonely (esp. BrE) ▪ fears about a lonely o …

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  • 7inversely proportional to sth — inversely proportional (to sth) ► if two amounts are inversely proportional, when one increases, the other goes down and when one goes down, the other increases: »E business knowledge is generally inversely proportional to both age and rank in… …

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  • 8vest sb with sth — UK US vest sb with sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if someone is vested with power, the right, etc. to do something, they are officially able or allowed to do it: »The new Chancellor has been vested …

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  • 9attractive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ She looked attractive and beautifully dressed. ▪ become, grow ▪ He had grown more attractive with age. ▪ …

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  • 10come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …

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