premature

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pre·ma·ture BrE [ˈpremətʃə(r)] NAmE [ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr] NAmE [ˌpriːməˈtʊr] adjective
1. happening before the normal or expected time
•his premature death at the age of 37
•Because of injury, her playing career came to a premature end in 2008.
2. (of a birth or a baby)happening or being born before the normal length of ↑pregnancy has been completed
•The baby was four weeks premature.
•a premature birth after only thirty weeks
3. happening or made too soon
•a premature conclusion/decision/judgement
•It is premature to talk about success at this stage.
Derived Word: ↑prematurely

Word Origin:
[premature prematurely] late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.

Example Bank:
•She was born slightly premature.
•The decision proved premature.
•a very premature baby
•It is premature to talk about success at this stage.
•The incident brought the game to a premature conclusion.
•We should investigate further, rather than make a premature judgement.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  untimely, previous(p)