to become 18 years old vs to get 18 years old

Both phrases are related to turning 18 years old, but 'to become 18 years old' is the correct and more commonly used phrase in English. 'To get 18 years old' is not a standard expression in English.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

to become 18 years old

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the process of reaching the age of 18. It is the standard way to express someone's age milestone.

Examples:

She will become 18 years old next month.
When do you become 18 years old?
I became 18 years old last year.

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Giselle is an 18 year-old peasant girl who becomes a spirit.
How can it be justified that in one part of Europe an 18-year-old is trusted to become a Member of the European Parliament and in another a citizen has to be 25 years old to be similarly trusted?
And you have an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old and a two-year-old.
Orphanages don't usually take 18-year-olds, but Pepper had the mind of a child.
Kid named Andre Pritchett, 18 years old.
Sir, she's an 18-year-old girl from Jamaica.
UNICEF and Save the Children suggest that up to eighty percent are under 18 years old.
Someone who'll bang his best friend's 18-year-old daughter.
First victim is 18 years old.
His 18-year-old nephew went missing in the city yesterday.
He's our golden boy, 18 years old.
Susie Dudley, 18 years old, who disappeared two days ago.
Name is Damien Barso, 18-year-old high school student charged with burning down his school gym.
Yoon Yoo Joon. 18 years old. Highschool student.
An 18-year-old who was caught tweeting nuclear launch codes.
It's not sleepovers of 18-year-olds.
He was no more than 18 years old.
Because... the police found my wallet on an 18-year-old kid called Neil.
I've served on Battlestar since I was 18 years old.
Still looking for the right 18-year-old wife.

Alternatives:

to turn 18 years old
to reach the age of 18
to come of age
to hit 18 years old
to reach 18 years of age

to get 18 years old

This phrase is not a standard expression in English.

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Listen, we need to get the 18-25-year-olds back.
Seven years ago Hackney police investigated the murder of 18-year-old Kieron Clarkson.
Orphanages don't usually take 18-year-olds, but Pepper had the mind of a child.
Kid named Andre Pritchett, 18 years old.
Sir, she's an 18-year-old girl from Jamaica.
UNICEF and Save the Children suggest that up to eighty percent are under 18 years old.
Someone who'll bang his best friend's 18-year-old daughter.
First victim is 18 years old.
His 18-year-old nephew went missing in the city yesterday.
He's our golden boy, 18 years old.
Susie Dudley, 18 years old, who disappeared two days ago.
Name is Damien Barso, 18-year-old high school student charged with burning down his school gym.
Yoon Yoo Joon. 18 years old. Highschool student.
An 18-year-old who was caught tweeting nuclear launch codes.
It's not sleepovers of 18-year-olds.
He was no more than 18 years old.
Because... the police found my wallet on an 18-year-old kid called Neil.
I've served on Battlestar since I was 18 years old.
Still looking for the right 18-year-old wife.
OK, Lily's 18 years old.

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to become 18 years old vs to get 18 years old