act one's age en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic) To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
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(imperative) To behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish.
Act your age and stop fiddling with that pen – you’re showing us up.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acted one's age | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acted one's age | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| acts one's age | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| acting one's age | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
act one's age, not one's shoe size
Synonyms
Translations (9)
es comportarse (to be mature and not childish) · cmn 别没大没小的 (to be mature and not childish) · de sich seinem Alter entsprechend benehmen (to be mature and not childish) · th ทำตัวให้เป็นผู้ใหญ่ (to be mature and not childish) · pt comporte-se (to be mature and not childish) · lv uzvesties atbilstoši savam vecumam (to be mature and not childish) · cmn 不要孩子气 (to be mature and not childish) · ru вести́ себя́ соотве́тственно своему́ во́зрасту (to be mature and not childish) · fi käyttäytyä (kunnolla) (to be mature and not childish)