young

Phonetic

US /jʌŋ/UK /jʌŋ/

Translations

ADJIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago., At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence., advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age., Junior (of two related people with the same name)., Early. (of a decade of life), Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person., Of or belonging to the early part of life., Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

NOUNOffspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

VERBTo become or seem to become younger., To cause to appear younger., To exhibit younging.

PROPNA surname., A placename

Variants

younger: Comparative
youngest: Superlative
youngs: Third Person Singular
younging: Present Participle
younged: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

John instructs his agent to write funny posts online, and it proceeds to libel someone; Susan tells her agent to negotiate the sale of some goods but, being prone to exaggeration, it misrepresents them; chatting with his agent, Paul orders a kite for his young son, who then receives, and cuts himself with, a knife.
Source:www.economist.com
The extradition of the young tycoon was announced late on Wednesday by Cambodia, the base of his Prince Group of businesses, after what its interior ministry said was a months-long joint transnational crime investigation with China.
Source:www.theguardian.com
were small and our reporting suggests that China’s young are not bursting with revolutionary fervour
Source:www.economist.com
In order to accomplish his goal of restoring China’s greatness, Mr Xi needs the young to get married, have children and reverse the country’s demographic decline
Source:www.economist.com
He was young when the revolution erupted, but old enough to know what it promised for the lives of people like him
Source:www.theguardian.com

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