ages

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/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/

noun

A long time.

“haven't seen them in ages”

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Meanings

ages1

noun
  1. pluralplural of age
  2. excessiveA long time.

    haven't seen them in ages

    5 more examples

    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.

    1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Hill of Illusion”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 86

    “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.

    1918 February (date written), Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Je ne parle pas français”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 108

    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."

    2012, Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions, UK: McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 250
  3. History (past events): Astronomic and geologic history; human history.

    Trees have continually evolved throughout the ages.

    1 more example

    Humans have warred with one another throughout the ages.

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of age

AGEs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of AGE

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
agedonkey's earseldeoneternityhistorylifetimeminutemonth of sundaystimewhileyears

Translations

Catalan anys i panys
  • anys i panysa long time
Finnish aikoihin
  • aikoihina long time
Hebrew עִדָּנִים
  • עִדָּנִים (iddaním)a long time
Māori pōpōroa, pōpōroroa
  • pōpōroaa long time
  • pōpōroroaa long time

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sagesegaGaesgeas
Cite this entry
APA

ages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ages

MLA

“ages.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ages. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ages,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ages.

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