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age out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.28 in modern English

Syllables
age out
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.

Intransitive verb

verb

To die or retire.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Use of the phrasal verb, with adverb out, is analogous to run out. The phrase was likely spread by the Boy Scouts of America, where it is used largely in sense 1 to refer to turning eighteen and becoming ineligible for the youth program.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ages out (present, singular) aging out (participle, present) ageing out (participle, present) aged out (participle, past) aged out (past)

Phrases

over the hill

Frequently Paired Words

over the hill obsolesce

Questions

What does age out mean?
To become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.
Where does age out come from?
Use of the phrasal verb, with adverb out, is analogous to run out. The phrase was likely spread by the Boy Scouts of America, where it is used largely in sense 1 to refer to turning eighteen and becoming ineligible for the youth program.

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