age
Translation
age, era, period
Examples
What is your age?
What is your age?
He is the same age as me.
He is the same age as me.
This is the age of technology.
This is the age of technology.
Grammar Patterns
at the age of ((number)) at a certain point in one's life She learned to drive at the age of 16.
the age of ((sth.)) a period in history We live in the age of information.
Similar Words
Synonyms: era, period (for historical sense); lifetime (for life sense)
Etymology
From Old French 'aage', from Latin 'aevum' meaning 'lifetime, age'.
Memory Tips
Think of the pages in a book of life; each 'page' is a year of your 'age'.