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Matured vs Matures - What's the difference?

matured | matures |

As verbs the difference between matured and matures

is that matured is past tense of mature while matures is third-person singular of mature.

matured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mature)

  • mature

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
  • She is quite mature for her age.
  • Profound; careful.
  • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • (obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
  • Antonyms

    * (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficial

    Verb

  • To become mature; to ripen.
  • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due
  • Derived terms

    * mature up

    matures

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mature)
  • Anagrams

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