mature
French, adjective
mature is spelled M-A-T-U-R-E (6 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written French, the 8,979th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mature is a French adjective meaning “mature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of maturer. With an accent, mâture is a different word: “masts (of a ship)”. With an accent, maturé is a different word: “past participle of maturer”. With an accent, mâturé is a different word: “past participle of mâturer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mûr, qui fait preuve de maturité (morale et psychologique)”.
What does mature mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mature
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
femininemasts (of a ship)
verb
- 1
past participle of maturer
verb
- 1
past participle of mâturer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Mûr, qui fait preuve de maturité (morale et psychologique). 2. Qui a atteint les caractéristiques d'un adulte.
noun: 1. Ensemble des mâts d’un bâtiment. 2. Bois propre à faire des mâts. 3. Art de mâter les bâtiments. 4. Atelier et les magasins établis pour confectionner, réparer, conserver les mâts et les bois de mâture.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mature
- matures plural
- mâtures plural
- maturée feminine
- maturés masculine plural
- maturées feminine plural
- mâturée feminine
- mâturés masculine plural
- mâturées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to mature
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mature in French?
mature appears 6.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).