Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ages

/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: ages
IPA: /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

noun

History (past events): Astronomic and geologic history; human history.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of age

noun

Example Sentences

"haven't seen them in ages"
"haven't seen them for ages"
"It'll be ages until/before we meet again."
"Does the Station go on still? That was ages and ages ago. It must be crumbling to pieces. All except the Amirtollah kutcha road. I don't believe that could crumble till the Day of Judgment."
"“He's been gone ages,” she said, and she went with little light steps to the door, opened it, and crossed the passage into his room."
"Judith, aged 58, described her experience of seeking help for persistent back pain: "You don't actually see the consultant. You wait for ages and ages and ages and you come out feeling totally baffled really.""

Derived Forms

ageslong

Phrases

for the ages one for the ages

Rhymes With

pages stages wages gauges enrages osages sages mages

Questions

How do you pronounce ages?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/.
What does ages mean?: plural of age

How to pronounce ages

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