premature
premature
Definition
pre·ma·ture (prē′mə to̵or′, -c̸ho̵or′, -tyo̵or′; Brit prem′ə-)
Related Forms:
- prematurely pre′·ma·ture′ly adverb
- prematurity pre′·ma·tu′·rity noun or prematureness pre′·ma·ture′·ness
premature
Synonyms
premature
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- seem: The death of local broadcasting widely predicted in the wake of Ofcom's settlement with ITV seems just a bit premature.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: The new Constitution does not, however, provide for any such moves and Gordon Brown's violent reaction is somewhat premature.
- extremely: Once stable, they too, including extremely premature infants, will be washed in a solution of Baby Bubbles.
- slightly: We are both scientists who, in a slightly premature mid-life crisis, felt there must be more to life than genes.
- little: For people to start running around claiming the king is dead is a little premature.
Infinitive complement
- speculate: The PMOS said it would therefore be premature to speculate any further until those discussions had taken place.
- decide: We were premature to decide to call for a vote for Respect so far in advance of the elections.
- draw: The Committee felt it premature to draw conclusions without further data.
- talk: It is premature to talk about interest rate rises until the manufacturing recovery becomes much more firmly established.
Modifies a noun
- aging: Provide the skin with maximum protection against the environmental factors that lead to premature skin aging.
- ejaculation: COME EARLY A new drug developed to combat premature ejaculation has yielded some impressive results.
- menopause: Women going through a premature menopause are likely to turn first to their GP.
- death: The loss to the economy of premature death from alcohol misuse is around £ 2.4 billion each year.
- baby: Premature babies are at risk of brain damage due to too little oxygen reaching the brain.
- birth: My mother hearing of the Spanish Armada sailing up the English channel gave premature birth to me ' .
Used with adjective complement
- seem: Or does the question seem so premature as to be ridiculous?
- bear: This is more common in children who are born premature.
- prove: Talk of the " birth of a new power " , however, may prove premature.
- prevent: Solvents Many polymers contain solvent additives to vary the viscosity and prevent premature curing.
- cause: Long term use is known to cause premature aging.
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