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age in place

age in place verb: to continue to reside in one's own home and community as one ages, in contrast to moving to an assisted living facility or care home.

Verb

age in place (third-person singular simple present ages in place, present participle aging in place or ageing in place, simple past and past participle aged in place)

  1. To continue to reside in one's own home and community as one ages, in contrast to moving to an assisted living facility or care home.

Forms of age in place

third-person singular presentages in place
present participleaging in place
present participleageing in place
past participleaged in place
pastaged in place

Questions about age in place

What does age in place mean?
Age in place means to continue to reside in one's own home and community as one ages, in contrast to moving to an assisted living facility or care home.
What part of speech is age in place?
Age in place is a verb.
What is the past tense of age in place?
The past tense of age in place is aged in place.

Words near age in place in the dictionary

  1. age grades
  2. age group
  3. age groups
  4. age identities
  5. age identity
  6. age in place
  7. age is just a number
  8. age like a fine wine
  9. age like fine wine
  10. age like milk
  11. age like vinegar

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