How to Pronounce "for the ages"
expression
ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈeɪdʒəz/, /ˈeɪdʒɪz
FOR-thuh-AY-jiz
fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈeɪdʒɪz
faw-THUH-AY-jiz
Definition
Used to describe something so remarkable or memorable that it will be remembered for a very long time, as if it belongs in history.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈeɪdʒəz/, /ˈeɪdʒɪz
British English
fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈeɪdʒɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FOR-thuh-AY-jiz
UK
faw-THUH-AY-jiz
Listen in Context
Her performance was for the ages.
That basketball game was truly for the ages.
The wedding was for the ages.
That speech was for the ages—I’ll never forget it.