Grammatical class

Verb

vieillir

(intransitive) to grow old, to age

Details

Syllables

vieil-lir

Phonetics

vje.jiʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

5859

Freq. (movies)

5973

Freq. (news)

16456

Sentences

Je commence à vieillir !

I'm starting to get old!

A1

Je veux vieillir avec toi.

I want to grow old with you.

A1

Ils ne veulent pas vieillir.

They don't want to grow old.

A1

Il ne semble jamais vieillir.

He never seems to grow older.

A1

Il se sentit vieillir.

He felt himself growing old.

B1

Le vin est mis en fûts pour vieillir.

Wine is put in barrels to mature.

B1

Vieillir est une chose fascinante. Plus vous vieillissez, plus vous voulez vieillir.

Getting old is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

B1