mature | |
1. adj. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. | |
She is quite mature for her age. | |
2. adj. Brought to a state of complete readiness. | |
a mature plan | |
3. adj. Profound; careful. | |
The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration. | |
4. adj. (medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration. | |
5. v. (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To become mature; to ripen. | |
6. v. (intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age. | |
7. v. To make something mature. | |
8. v. (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due | |