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comes of age

comes of age is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 comes of age

What is comes of age the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes of age is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come of age.

Words near comes of age in the dictionary

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

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