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came of age

came of age is the simple past of come of age.

Meaning of come of age

Verb

come of age (third-person singular simple present comes of age, present participle coming of age, simple past came of age, past participle come of age)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
    • I should like to know whether anyone belonging to the houses that bound the line there came of age or got married on the twenty-sixth of November.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To mature, or become fully developed.
    • Eager to find a better life, you joined the Alliance military when you came of age. You volunteered for an expedition to Akuze: a lush world on the outskirts of Alliance space that had suddenly dropped out of contact.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Profile Codex entry

Questions about came of age

What is came of age the simple past of?
Came of age is the simple past of come of age.

Words near came of age in the dictionary

  1. came it strong
  2. came knocking
  3. came low
  4. came naturally
  5. came of
  6. came of age
  7. came off
  8. came off it
  9. came off second best
  10. came on
  11. came on over

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