Mature
mature (adjective, verb) -
a. reach complete development
b. become an adult
c. become wise with experience
d. food has aged enough and is ready to eat
e. period of investment is finished, investors' money paid back
maturity (noun) - mature state, fully developed
maturation (noun) - the process of maturing, becoming fully developed
be mature
become mature
become quite mature
needs time to mature before
mature enough for
a mature balance between
mature into
mature to
leave x to mature
allow x to mature
mature early
fully mature
mature quickly
due to mature
a bond's maturity
a note's maturity
emotionally mature
physically mature
mature technology
mature markets
a mature response
a mature adult
a mature company
a mature audience
Example sentences:
* The longer it takes for a bond to mature, the greater the risk that prices will fluctuate," he says.
* Your certificate of deposit at the bank will mature in three months.
* Your certificate of deposit (CD) at the bank has a maturity of six months.
* The political system in China still needs time to mature before moving to open and direct elections.
* They are studying the established competitors in the mature markets they are planning to enter.
* They're dealing with the problem in a mature way.
* They say people in his country mature much more quickly because of the hardships they experience from the day they are born.
* I wouldn't make him manager yet. Wait until he matures a bit emotionally.
* Let's be mature about this problem and talk about it first.
* He's become quite mature since I first hired him as a young kid right out of school.
* Network technology is a mature technology.
* The production of ethanol from corn is quickly becoming a mature technology.
* Hardworking, law-abiding, mature, adult people are the foundation of any nation.
* He's quite mature for a computer hacker.
* The manager was neither sufficiently experienced nor mature enough for the task at hand.
* Reduction in production costs are expected as technologies mature.
* His grandfather subscribed to the magazine Modern Maturity for retired people.
* Economic development requires a mature balance between liberalised trade and nurturing competitive national industries.
* The company is one of the more mature companies in the industry so its stock shares sell at a premium.
* Mature, cash-flow positive companies tend to be much better investments.
* The bonds issued by the central bank are due to mature in August.
* He recovered from the shock of being laid off and found a job in a mature, larger company.
* Investors will realise only 30% of the book value by the time the notes mature.
* This movie is for mature audiences only.
* I would have expected a more mature response from the small startup since there are seasoned industry veterans sitting on its board.
* He is mature and quite shrewd which should help him adjust to the situation.
* As the industry matures, sales will increasingly reflect customers' replacement needs.
* His mature good looks and avuncular charm endeared him to everyone.
* Mr Pong was mature enough to differentiate between his own interests and those of his shareholders.
* We believe that since the technology is not mature enough, it's too early to think about setting standards.
* Well, we are living in a mature society that isn't in the habit of resorting to violence.
* Tommy is a little bit more mature than the other kids right now.
* He's emerged as a mature and confident team leader.
* As countries mature, one ethnic group always seems to be left in control.
* I don't think that high school students are mature enough to do that.
* Who is mature enough when it comes to facing death?
* "It is like watching a creature mature, age, and then die."
* The government is monitoring companies that market mature-rated products to children.
