This meaning refers to the number of years people, animals, objects, or institutions have existed.
Children of different ages joined the activity.
The form asks for the ages of all participants.
This meaning refers to long historical periods characterized by particular cultures, technologies, or conditions.
The museum covers the Stone and Bronze Ages.
Different ages produced different styles of architecture.
This informal meaning emphasizes that something lasted or did not happen for a very long time.
I have not seen you for ages.
The download took ages to complete.
This transitive meaning refers to causing physical aging, weathering, maturation, or an older appearance.
Too much sunlight ages the skin.
The chemical process ages the metal artificially.
