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(intransitive, informal) To behave like an adult. / (nonstandard, rare) To (cause to) be or become an adult.

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adult

Source Word

adult

IPA(Pronunciation)

informal intransitive nonstandard rare

(intransitive, informal) To behave like an adult. / (nonstandard, rare) To (cause to) be or become an adult.

Japanese Meaning

大人のように振る舞う / （人を）大人にさせる、または大人になるようにする

Please adult for once and take responsibility for your own choices.

お願いだから一度は大人らしく振る舞って、自分の選択に責任を持ってください。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, informal) To behave like an adult.

Sense（2）

(nonstandard, rare) To (cause to) be or become an adult.

Womanhood was achieved at twenty-one, when the female was "adulted"; manhood was fully achieved at twenty-five, […]

adults

（ present singular third-person ）

adulting

（ participle present ）

adulted

（ participle past ）

adulted

（ past ）