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- Dictionaryripe/rīp/
adjective
- 1. (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating. Similar Opposite
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1. : fully grown and developed : mature. ripe fruit. ripe wheat. 2. : having mature knowledge, understanding, or judgment. 3. : of advanced years : late. a ripe old age. 4. a. : suitable, appropriate. the time was ripe for the attempt. b. : fully prepared : ready. the colonies were ripe for revolution. 5. a.
RIPE definition: 1. (of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten: 2. Ripe cheese has…. Learn more.
Ripe means ready. Ripe can also describe something that is not only ready to happen but well-suited for whatever is happening. A company can expect profits if the market is ripe for its product. When a ballpark has a short field, batters will say that the field is ripe for home runs.
Ripe, mature, mellow refer to that which is no longer in an incomplete stage of development. Ripe implies completed growth beyond which the processes of decay begin: a ripe banana. Mature means fully grown and developed as used of living organisms: a mature animal; a mature tree.
RIPE meaning: 1. (of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten: 2. Ripe cheese has…. Learn more.
adj. 1. (Botany) (of fruit, grain, etc) mature and ready to be eaten or used; fully developed. 2. mature enough to be eaten or used: ripe cheese. 3. fully developed in mind or body. 4. resembling ripe fruit, esp in redness or fullness: a ripe complexion. 5. (foll by: for) ready or eager (to undertake or undergo an action)
1. fully grown or developed; specif., ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit. 2. like ripe fruit, as in being ruddy and full. ripe lips. 3. sufficiently advanced, as by being kept in storage or subjected to treatment, to be ready for use. ripe wine, ripe cheese. 4.
Fully or highly developed by study, experience, etc.; mature as in judgment, knowledge, etc. Ripe wisdom. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned. Ripe judgment. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (11) Synonyms: right. good.
Definition of ripe adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
developed enough and ready to be eaten: ripe bananas. ripe for sth. developed enough to be ready for something: The country is ripe for change. The time is ripe for (= It is the right time for) investing in new technology. (Definition of ripe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
