mature
adjective
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms.
matured
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past participleof mature.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mature.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
matureadjectivecomplete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms.
Example Sentences
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But the singer said he wanted “Dosis” to be different — he wanted it to show not only that he, as a person, has matured, but also that his sound has evolved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
You’re supposed to have matured into the kind of person who wants the broccoli.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
It’s distilled and matured in the Canadian province of Manitoba, but then shipped in large containers to bottling facilities in the U.S. for distribution to American customers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Researchers in the Food Microbial Sciences Unit at the University of Reading tracked the microbial and biochemical changes that occurred as three locally made Oxfordshire cheeses matured.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The simple but meandering melodic lines of plainsong were to exert a considerable influence on his composing style as he matured.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
