adolesce
adolesce — verb
- adolescepresent simple I / you / we / they
- adolesces3rd person singular
- adolescing-ing form
- adolescedpast simple
1. to move through the years between childhood and adulthood, gradually taking on a
to move through the years between childhood and adulthood, gradually taking on adult behaviour and responsibility.
In the novel, Salma seems to adolesce overnight after her father's death.
formal, literary use for growing into adulthood
Christopher began to adolesce once he joined the school basketball team.
Living alone in Taipei forced Hao to adolesce faster than two cousins back home.
The film shows how war can make Sade adolesce too soon.
Over the summer, Jenna adolesced from a playful child into a careful sister.
- grow up
the everyday and much more common choice in speech and writing
- mature
focuses more on becoming emotionally steady or sensible
- come of age
often stresses reaching legal or social adulthood
文法句型
adolesce + adverb / time phrase
用法筆記
Mostly found in formal, literary, or academic writing rather than everyday speech. The subject is usually a child or teenager, and the verb highlights the process of moving into adult responsibility, not simply getting older by age.