What does envejecer in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word envejecer in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use envejecer in Spanish.

The word envejecer in Spanish means age, grow old, age, make look old, age, age, become old, become old-fashioned, age, mature. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word envejecer

age

verbo transitivo (hacer viejo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El paso del tiempo envejece a todos los seres vivos.
The passing of time ages all living beings.

grow old

verbo intransitivo (persona: hacerse vieja)

Quiero envejecer al lado de mi amada esposa.
I want to grow old beside my beloved wife.

age

verbo intransitivo (cosa: volverse antigua)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La casa ha envejecido y hoy en día parece un rancho abandonado.
The house has aged and now it looks like an abandoned ranch.

make look old

verbo transitivo (figurado (hacer ver viejo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Esa ropa envejece a Miguel y lo hace ver de la edad de mi abuelo.
Those clothes make Miguel look old, as old as my grandfather.

age

verbo transitivo (producto: añejar) (wine, cheese)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los franceses envejecen sus vinos en barricas de alta calidad.
The french age their wine in high quality barrels.

age

verbo pronominal (persona: hacerse vieja)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Marta se envejeció cuando empezó a fumar. El presidente se ha envejecido mucho en el último año.
Marta aged when she began smoking. The president has aged this past year.

become old, become old-fashioned

verbo pronominal (cosa: volverse antigua) (objects)

Los vestidos de la abuela se envejecieron en el baúl.
Grandma's dresses became old (or: became old-fashioned) in the chest.

age, mature

verbo intransitivo (producto: añejar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El vino ha envejecido en barricas de roble; a oscuras y en silencio.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The wine owes its delicious flavor to its aging (or: maturing) in oak barrels in quiet darkness.

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