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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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
Hughes is seeking relief for $1.5 billion in debt that matured on Aug. 1, stating it lacks the cash to pay off the debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"In his first year Seydou looked like a young deer that could run but hadn't really matured yet, grown into his body," adds Jones.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In June, Intel said that its 18A-P variant node is in risk production, meaning the chip-manufacturing process has matured and can begin initial production.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
New larvae were born, matured into flies, and died in that carton.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
