mature

Definition

Examples

The market for smartphones is now mature in most countries.

Word Family

Synonyms

• developedmake something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
• ripefully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
• grown-uphaving a meaning similar to mature

Collocations

• Easy mature adult
  to mature adult, meaning to develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
• Medium mature market environment
  to mature market environment, meaning to develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
• Hard corporate bonds mature next month
  describing corporate bonds mature next month (of or belonging to a corporation)
• Very Hard ideas mature into transformative ventures
  describing ideas mature into transformative ventures (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)