"ages" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/ Audio: en-us-ages.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ages
  1. plural of age Tags: form-of, plural Form of: age
    Sense id: en-ages-en-noun-rEWJzJoi
  2. (hyperbolic) A long time. Tags: excessive Translations (a long time): anys i panys (Catalan), aikoihin (Finnish), pōpōroa (Maori), pōpōroroa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-ages-en-noun-9IxR06hb Categories (other): English hyperboles Disambiguation of 'a long time': 5 95

Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/ Audio: en-us-ages.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ages
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of age Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: age
    Sense id: en-ages-en-verb-1JVgaksY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 11 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 3 18 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 12 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 33 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 32 54
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