Used in a Sentence

mature

How to use mature in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for mature.

Editorial note

If Intuit is a startup, what does it take to be a called a mature company?

Examples14
Definitions11
Parts of speech2

Quick take

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mature gathered in one view.

verb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

verb

develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"

verb

become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mature.

verb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

verb

develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"

verb

become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

verb

cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

verb

grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

verb

cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"

adjective

characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"

adjective

fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"

adjective

having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"

adjective

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"

adjective

(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

Example sentences

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If Intuit is a startup, what does it take to be a called a mature company?

2

At this point, I'm ready to believe that LiveNinja is the more mature product.

3

They should be mature enough to be able to handle their personal lives without bans or frown upons.

4

If the government needs to, it can always print money to redeem mature treasury debt.

5

The original NY Times article made great points about our changing nature as we mature getting in the way of deep friendships.

6

He's not suggesting that MS - a large and mature company - should still be growing like companies that only hit their stride recently.

7

The team had matured, the organization itself had adapted to the leaner processes and mindset and, in time, the actual scrum process was too much.

8

It's mature technology that hasn't seen massive changes in the initial leap to Qt 5, but has nonetheless benefitted from many improvements in the core of Qt.

9

The data on whether abiraterone reduces the chance of death are not mature, because not enough of the people on the trial have died yet, so those results will be awaited.

10

I find it very sad that the top answer on stack exchange is a guide for how to have mature discussion, see the manager's point of view and collectively look for a solution -- while respecting his authority.

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Objective-C is a pleasant language by both these metrics, since there are just a few language constructs above the C level, they fit together well without creating dark corners, and Cocoa is a very mature and well thought-out framework.

12

Readers are quick to pat themselves on the back for the community's mature lack of slut-shaming, while neglecting to realize that an entirely different form of sexism and woman-objectification is taking place.

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I would argue that one reason mature industries seem inefficient to us is that it's been so long since we've encountered the problems the regulatory 'inefficiencies' were meant to address, that we've forgotten why our ancestors put them in place.

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When Microsoft decided that the average consumer understood what a smartphone was for and no longer needed the physical cues, they were wrong and fools -- but when Ive decides it, its because its time to move to mature and modern?Here's the thing, though: I think iOS 7, on the whole, looks worse than iOS 6.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mature in a sentence?

If Intuit is a startup, what does it take to be a called a mature company?

What does mature mean?

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

What part of speech is mature?

mature is commonly used as verb, adjective.