come of age

come of age

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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.
2. (idiomatic) To mature, or become fully developed.
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Profile Codex entry:

     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.

Translations

reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult

Arabic: ‏بَلَغَ رُشْدَهُ‎‏‎ (balaḡa rušdahu) Azerbaijani: büluğa çatmaq Chinese: Mandarin: 成年 (zh) (chéngnián) Finnish: tulla täysi-ikäiseksi French: atteindre la majorité German: volljährig werden Greek: ηλικιώνομαι (el) (ilikiónomai) Hungarian: nagykorú lesz Ido: adulteskar (io) Indonesian: berumur (id) Irish: aosaigh Italian: diventare maggiorenne Japanese: 成人になる (seijin ni naru), 成人する (ja) (seijin suru) Polish: dorastać (pl) impf, dorosnąć (pl) pf Romanian: a ajunge la majorat Russian: стать совершеннолетним (statʹ soveršennoletnim), достичь совершеннолетия (dostičʹ soveršennoletija) Scottish Gaelic: thig gu ìre Spanish: alcanzar la mayoría de edad Swedish: bli myndig

mature, or become fully developed

Azerbaijani: başa-boya çatmaq Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: tulla täysi-ikäiseksi French: maturer (fr), mûrir (fr) German: erwachsen werden Hungarian: felnő (hu) Italian: maturare (it) Romanian: a se matura (ro) Russian: повзрослеть (ru) (povzrosletʹ), достичь зрелости (dostičʹ zrelosti) Scottish Gaelic: thig gu ìre Spanish: madurar (es)