Age vs. Ake

(countable) The whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive.

(countable) The number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive.

(countable) One of the stages of life.

Example: ‘the age of infancy’;

(countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.

Example: ‘the age of consent; the age of discretion’;

(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

Example: ‘the golden age; the age of Pericles’;

(countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.

Example: ‘the Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age; the Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch’;

(countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.

(countable) The people who live during a particular period.

(countable) A generation.

Example: ‘There are three ages living in her house.’;

A long time.

Example: ‘It’s been an age since we last saw you.’;

A unit of geologic time subdividing an epoch into smaller parts.

The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

(uncountable) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.

Example: ‘What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?’;

(uncountable) Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

Example: ‘to come of age; she is now of age’;

(uncountable) An advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old; eld, seniority.

Example: ‘Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.’;

(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

Example: ‘Grief ages us.’;

To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.

Example: ‘Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so.’;

To categorize by age.

Example: ‘One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable.’;

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

Example: ‘He grew fat as he aged.’;

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

Example: ‘Mine age is as nothing before thee.’;

That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?

The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.

Example: ‘Nor wrong mine age with this indignity.’;

One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.

Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age.

The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.

A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.

Example: ‘Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness.’;

A great period in the history of the Earth.

A century; the period of one hundred years.

Example: ‘Fleury . . . apologizes for these five ages.’;

The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.

Example: ‘The way which the age follows.’; ‘Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age.’;

A long time.

the right belonging to the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.

Example: ‘They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age for all that.’; ‘I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there.’;

To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.

how long something has existed;

Example: ‘it was replaced because of its age’;

an era of history having some distinctive feature;

Example: ‘we live in a litigious age’;

a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises;

Example: ‘she was now of school age’; ‘tall for his eld’;

a late time of life;

Example: ‘old age is not for sissies’; ‘he's showing his years’; ‘age hasn't slowed him down at all’; ‘a beard white with eld’; ‘on the brink of geezerhood’;

a prolonged period of time;

Example: ‘we've known each other for ages’; ‘I haven't been there for years and years’;

begin to seem older; get older;

Example: ‘The death of his wife caused him to age fast’;

grow old or older;

Example: ‘She aged gracefully’; ‘we age every day--what a depressing thought!’; ‘Young men senesce’;

make older;

Example: ‘The death of his child aged him tremendously’;

the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed

Example: ‘he died from a heart attack at the age of 51’; ‘he must be nearly 40 years of age’;

a particular stage in someone's life

Example: ‘children of primary school age’;

the state of being old

Example: ‘fine wine improves with age’;

a distinct period of history

Example: ‘an age of technological growth’;

a division of time that is a subdivision of an epoch, corresponding to a stage in chronostratigraphy.

a very long time

Example: ‘I haven't seen her for ages’;

grow old or older

Example: ‘the tiredness we feel as we age’;

cause to appear old or older

Example: ‘he even tried ageing the painting with a spoonful of coffee’;

(with reference to an alcoholic drink, cheese, etc.) mature or allow to mature

Example: ‘the wine ages in open vats or casks’; ‘a cheese that has been aged for four months’;

determine how old (something) is

Example: ‘we didn't have a clue how to age these animals’;

(New Zealand) forever

See Ache.

Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán.The name Ake is a toponym that means in Yucatec Maya.

Example: ‘place of reeds’;