"be of age" meaning in Englisch

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Phrase

Etymology: age
  1. volljährig sein
    Sense id: de-be_of_age-en-phrase-cNPJsYFI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (volljährig sein): volljährig sein (Deutsch)
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "come of age"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Redewendung (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "age",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Redewendung",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "text": "When he comes of age he will be responsible for what he does.",
          "translation": "Wenn er volljährig ist, ist er verantwortlich für das, was er tut."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "volljährig sein"
      ],
      "id": "de-be_of_age-en-phrase-cNPJsYFI",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "volljährig sein",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "volljährig sein"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be of age"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "come of age"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Englisch",
    "Redewendung (Englisch)",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "age",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Redewendung",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "text": "When he comes of age he will be responsible for what he does.",
          "translation": "Wenn er volljährig ist, ist er verantwortlich für das, was er tut."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "volljährig sein"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "volljährig sein",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "volljährig sein"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be of age"
}

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