ung — meaning in English

English meaning

• age noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
• ing noun A low meadow, especially one near a river; a water meadow (a dialect and historical term).

Senses

ung is used for these senses in English:

• age Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
• ing Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.
• tion (non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb. More often, -ation is used.
• Uzh A 127 km (79 mi) long river in Ukraine and Slovakia, a tributary of the Laborec river.

age — full definition

1. noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
2. noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
3. noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
4. verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.

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