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maturity
Noun
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Maturity is the stage of being fully grown or developed; the stage of being mature. This means being able to reproduce.
date
Noun
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A date is a particular day in a month or year.
"What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."
Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.
The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.
Please write your birth date here.
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A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.
Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?
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A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.
I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.
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You date is the person you are meeting romantically.
Who's your date for the dance?
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If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.
To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.
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A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.
date
Verb
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If you date something, you write the date on it.
You need to date this form at the top, here.
The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.
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If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.
We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.
Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.
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If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.
Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.
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If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.
The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940 - 1945).
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If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.
They dated for almost a year in high school.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
contract
Noun
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A contract is a legal agreement to trade goods, services and/or property. It's usually written down.
If you would just sign this contract, the car will be yours.
In Japan, most worker’s employment contracts last until the age of sixty.
My father’s employment contract is for forty years.
You must look over the contract before you sign it.
contract
Verb
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If something contracts, it gets smaller.
As the wood dries out, it contracts.
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If you contract someone to do a job, you enter into a contract with them.
We've contracted a cleaning company to take care of the office.
When there's too much work, there are a number of small firms to which we will contract it out.
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If you contract a disease, you become sick with it.
It's hard to understand why people risk contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
He contracted the flu.