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1. (adj.) ripe
completely matured or developed, as grain or fruit that is ready for harvesting or eating.
2. ripe
resembling fruit, as in ruddiness and fullness:
ripe red lips.
3. ripe
advanced to the point of being in the best condition for use, as cheese or beer.
4. ripe
characterized by full development of body or mind; mature:
of ripe years.
5. ripe
of mature judgment or knowledge:
a ripe mind.
6. ripe
(of time) advanced:
a ripe old age.
7. ripe
(of ideas, plans, etc.) ready for action, execution, etc.
8. ripe
(of people) completely ready to do or undergo something:
ripe for a change in jobs.
9. ripe
ready enough; auspicious:
The time is ripe for a new policy.
10. ripe
ready for some operation or process:
a ripe abscess.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE rīpe, c. OS rīpi, OHG
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| Definition of 'Ripe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ripe, mature
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
"ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
2. (adj) ripe(p)
fully prepared or eager
"the colonists were ripe for revolution"
3. (adj) good, right, ripe
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
4. (adj) ripe
at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
"a ripe mind"
5. (adj) advanced, ripe
far along in time
"a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
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1. (adjective) ripe
(of fruit) ready to be eaten
Are the pears ripe?
2. ripe
appropriate or ready for sth to happen
a company ripe for expansion
3. ripe
the time is ripe
it is the right or best time
The time is ripe for changing the way we pay for elections.
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| Definition of 'Ripe' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Ripe
the bank of a river
2. Ripe
ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain
3. Ripe
advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese; ripe wine
4. Ripe
having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate
5. Ripe
maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc
6. Ripe
ready for action or effect; prepared
7. Ripe
like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness
8. Ripe
intoxicated
9. (verb) Ripe
to ripen; to grow ripe
10. (verb) Ripe
to mature; to ripen
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Sense: (negative unripe ) (of fruit, grain etc) ready to be gathered in or eaten
ripe apples/corn.
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 Afrikaans: ryp |
 Arabic: ناضِج |
 Bulgarian: зрял |
 Brazilian: maduro |
 Czech: zralý |
 German: reif |
 Danish: moden |
 Greek: ώριμος, γινωμένος |
 Spanish: maduro |
 Estonian: küps |
 Farsi: رسیده |
 Finnish: kypsä |
 French: mûr |
 Hebrew: בָּשֵל |
 Hindi: पका हुआ |
 Croatian: zreo, dozreo |
 Hungarian: érett |
 Indonesian: matang |
 Icelandic: þroskaður |
 Italian: maturo |
 Japanese: 熟れた |
 Korean: 여문, 익은 |
 Lithuanian: pribrendęs, prinokęs |
 Latvian: gatavs; nogatavojies; ien |
 Malay: masak ranum |
 Dutch: rijp |
 Norwegian: moden |
 Polish: dojrzały |
 Persian: رسیده |
 Pashto: رسیدلی، پوخ |
 Portuguese: maduro |
 Romanian: corp |
 Russian: спелый |
 Slovak: zrelý |
 Slovenian: zrel |
 Serbian: zreo |
 Swedish: mogen |
 Thai: สุก |
 Turkish: olgun |
 Taiwanese: 成熟的 |
 Ukrainian: стиглий, спілий |
 Urdu: پکا ہوا |
 Vietnamese: chín |
 Chinese: 成熟的 |
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