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1. young
adjective. ['ˈjʌŋ'] (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- yong (Middle English (1100-1500))
- geong (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Young
- overhung
- mcclung
- unsung
- strung
- sprung
- nueyung
- swung
- stung
- slung
- myung
- kyung
- hsiung
- flung
- clung
- among
- yung
- wrung
- tung
- tongue
- sung
- rung
- pung
- phung
- lung
- kung
- junge
- hung
- gung
- fung
- dung
How do you pronounce young?
Pronounce young as jəŋ.
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Sentences with young
1. Adjective
The young often begin feeding on plankton but soon grow into hunters.
Quotes about young
1. Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.
- Lady Gaga
2. I try to make a dent in people when I can. I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.
- Johnny Ramone
3. When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.
- Jim Henson
2. young
noun. ['ˈjʌŋ'] any immature animal.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- yong (Middle English (1100-1500))
- geong (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. young
adjective. ['ˈjʌŋ'] (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- yong (Middle English (1100-1500))
- geong (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. Young
noun. British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829).
9. young
adjective. ['ˈjʌŋ'] suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh.
Etymology
- yong (Middle English (1100-1500))
- geong (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. young
noun. ['ˈjʌŋ'] young people collectively.
Synonyms
Etymology
- yong (Middle English (1100-1500))
- geong (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
