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   ripe

   /rʌɪp/

   adjective

   • 1. (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating: "a ripe tomato" Similar matureripenedfully developedfull grownready to eatsoftlushjuicytenderluscioussweetfull-flavouredmellowOpposite unripegreen
   • ▪ (of a cheese or wine) fully matured: "a ripe Brie"
   • ▪ (of a smell or flavour) rich, intense, or pungent: "rich, ripe flavours emanate from this wine"
   • 2. having arrived at the fitting stage or time for a particular action or purpose): "land ripe for development" Similar readyfitsuitablerightopportuneadvantageousfavourableauspiciouspropitiouspromisingheaven-sentgoodrightfortunatebenignprovidentialfelicitouswell timedconvenientexpedientsuitableappropriateaptfittingarchaic:seasonableOpposite unreadyunsuitableunsuitable
   • ▪ full of: "a population ripe with discontent"
   • 3. (of a person's age) advanced: "she lived to a ripe old age" Similar advancedhoaryvenerableoldOpposite youngearly
   • 4. (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn: "ripe females will stop and spawn with one or more males"
   • 5. (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse: informal "I think my language may have been a little ripe outside the church"

   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 it mean if a situation is ripe?

   • Test the figs for ripeness. If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon. This society is ripe for change. 3. 4. 5. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. a. b. Collins English Dictionary.

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   • If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon. This society is ripe for change. 3. 4. 5. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. a. b. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4.

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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.

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   Ripe definition: having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.. See examples of RIPE used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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)