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mature

 
 
/məˈtjʊər/ verb [I]

Translation

AGE to become completely grown or developed
olgunlaşmak, tamamen gelişmek, kıvamını bulmak
1568
BEHAVIOUR to start to behave in a more mature way
gelişmek, olgunlaşmak, yetişmek
Girls mature sooner than boys.1838
MONEY If an investment (= money you have given to a bank or a company in order to make a profit) matures, you receive the money you have made from it.
faiz/yatırım geliri elde etmek
2091411
(Definition of mature verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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