mature
adjective
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms.
have matured
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present perfectof mature.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Power generation, storage, beam control and thermal management have matured to a point where directed energy is no longer purely a laboratory proposition.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
These are “sociable, bro-ey men in their twenties and thirties,” Mr. Funt explains, “the kind of guys who have matured since their fraternity days but can still let loose on a bachelor party.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“These products have been tested through periods of market volatility, performing as designed while maintaining liquidity; the administrative processes to service these types of funds have matured; and investor preferences continue to evolve.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
We have matured massively in that area now.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
There has been a good deal of very indifferent weather since then; but whether or not the field crops have matured, it seems now that the agricultural labourer has been growing fast.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
