"show one's age" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shows one's age [present, singular, third-person], showing one's age [participle, present], showed one's age [past], shown one's age [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown> one's age}} show one's age (third-person singular simple present shows one's age, present participle showing one's age, simple past showed one's age, past participle shown one's age)
  1. To indicate by appearance or other factors that a person is no longer young, or ageing, or of an object, no longer new and ageing. Related terms: act one's age, look one's age, have seen better days
    Sense id: en-show_one's_age-en-verb-ueMJfeVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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