"premature" meaning in English

See premature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ [UK], /ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/ [UK], /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/ [US], /ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-premature.wav Forms: more premature [comparative], most premature [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. Attested circa 1520. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praemātūrus}} Latin praemātūrus, {{af|en|pre-|mature}} pre- + mature Head templates: {{en-adj}} premature (comparative more premature, superlative most premature)
  1. Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived. Translations (occurring before a state of readiness or maturity): parakohshëm (Albanian), перадча́сны (pjeradčásny) (Belarusian), заўча́сны (zaŭčásny) (Belarusian), дача́сны (dačásny) (Belarusian), преждевре́менен (preždevrémenen) (Bulgarian), prematur (Catalan), 過早的 (Chinese Mandarin), 过早的 (guòzǎo de) (Chinese Mandarin), 先期的 (xiānqī de) (Chinese Mandarin), předčasný (Czech), prematuur (Dutch), voortijdig (Dutch), ennenaikainen (Finnish), prématuré (French), frühreif (German), טרם לבגרות (térem l'bagrút) (Hebrew), prematur (Indonesian), ennenaikain (Ingrian), réamhaibí (note: of birth) (Irish), anabaí (note: of birth) (Irish), praecox (Latin), praecoquus (Latin), предвремен (predvremen) (Macedonian), neuappee (Manx), bakakaw (Maranao), przedwczesny (Polish), prematuro (Portuguese), преждевре́менный (preždevrémennyj) (Russian), predčasný (Slovak), prematuro (Spanish), передча́сний (peredčásnyj) (Ukrainian), завча́сний (zavčásnyj) (Ukrainian), доча́сний (dočásnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired. Translations (taking place earlier than anticipated): parakohshëm (Albanian), перадча́сны (pjeradčásny) (Belarusian), преждевре́менен (preždevrémenen) (Bulgarian), prematur (Catalan), 過早的 (Chinese Mandarin), 过早的 (guòzǎo de) (Chinese Mandarin), 先期的 (xiānqī de) (Chinese Mandarin), předčasný (Czech), voorbarig (Dutch), prematuur (Dutch), ennenaikainen (Finnish), prématuré (French), vorzeitig (German), verfrüht (German), ennenaikain (Ingrian), roimh am (Irish), предвремен (predvremen) (Macedonian), اركن (erken) (Ottoman Turkish), преждевре́менный (preždevrémennyj) (Russian), predčasný (Slovak), prematuro (Spanish), передча́сний (peredčásnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  3. (informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation. Tags: informal
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: rathe Derived forms: premature antifascist, premature birth, premature ejaculation, premature ejaculator, prematurely, premature optimisation, premature optimization Related terms: unexpected, unprepared, prompt, prematurely

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ [UK], /ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/ [UK], /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/ [US], /ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-premature.wav Forms: prematures [plural]
Etymology: From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. Attested circa 1520. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praemātūrus}} Latin praemātūrus, {{af|en|pre-|mature}} pre- + mature Head templates: {{en-noun}} premature (plural prematures)
  1. An infant born prematurely. Related terms: get ahead of oneself
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præmature [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "occurring before a state of readiness or maturity",
          "word": "predčasný"
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          "sense": "occurring before a state of readiness or maturity",
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