ages

Etymology

noun

  1. plural of age
  2. (hyperbolic) A long time.
    It was ages since that wonderful holiday.
    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, page 250

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of age

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