premature
AdjektivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ//
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
Adjektiv
- 1
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
a premature birth
premature reports of the singer's death
Secondly, technical development must have reached an advanced stage: communism in a premature state would only be generalized poverty.
- 2
Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.
- 3
umgangssprachlichSuffering from premature ejaculation.
Herkunft
From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
Substantiv
- 1
An infant born prematurely.
Formen
- Plural
- prematures
- Komparativ
- more premature
- Superlativ
- most premature
premature · Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
premeditated · Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.premier · Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.premiere · The first showing of a film, play or other form of…