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   Ripe

   /rīp/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating. Similar matureripenedfully developedfull grownready to eatsoftlushjuicytenderluscioussweetfull-flavoredmellowOpposite unripegreen
   • ▪ (of a cheese or wine) fully matured: "a ripe Brie"
   • ▪ (of a smell or flavor) rich, intense, or pungent: "rich, ripe flavors emanate from this wine"
   • ▪ (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn.
   • ▪ arrived at the fitting stage or time for (a particular action or purpose): "land ripe for development" Similar readyfitsuitablerightopportuneadvantageousfavorableauspiciouspropitiouspromisingheaven-sentgoodrightfortunatebenignprovidentialfelicitouswell timedconvenientexpedientsuitableappropriateaptfittingarchaic:seasonableOpposite unreadyunsuitableunsuitable
   • ▪ full of: "a population ripe with discontent"
   • ▪ (of a person's age) advanced: "she lived to a ripe old age" Similar advancedhoaryvenerableoldOpposite youngearly
   • ▪ (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse.

   Word Origin Old Englishrīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ripely adverb
   • 2. ripeness noun

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   What does ripe mean?

   • ripe (for something) ready or suitable for something to happen This land is ripe for development. The conditions were ripe for social change. We'll suggest these changes when the time is ripe. a/the ripe old age (of…) an age that is considered to be very old He lived to the ripe old age of 91.

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   What does ripe old age mean?

   • The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking. a/the ripe old age (of…) an age that is considered to be very old He lived to the ripe old age of 91. Definition of ripe adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does ripe fruit mean?

   • Ripe fruit or grain is fully grown and ready to eat. Always choose firm, but ripe fruit. If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon. A hospital consultant said conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera and typhoid. 3. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Where did the word ripe come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb ripe is in the Old English period (pre-1150). ripe is a word inherited from Germanic. ripeness, n. Old English–

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   ripeness. Definition of ripe adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of ripe – Learner’s Dictionary. ripe. adjective. uk / raɪp / us. Add to word list. B2. 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.

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   4 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. grown, aged. 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. mellow denotes complete absence of ...

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   ripe /ˈraɪp/ adjective

   riper; ripest

   ripe

   /ˈraɪp/

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   : a very old age

   •She took up painting at the ripe old age of 85.

   •They both lived to a ripe old age.

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   noun [noncount]

   •Check the ripeness of the fruit before you buy it.

   •the cheese's ripeness

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   adjective. 1.a. Old English–. Of grain, fruit, etc.: having developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating, or for the dispersal of seed for propagation; that is at the full extent of natural growth. Also in the second element of compounds, as blood-, cherry-, red-, sheaf-ripe, etc. (see at first word). OE.

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   What does the verb ripe mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ripe, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ripe has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (Old English) pathology (Middle English) education (early 1500s)