ripe
Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
Example
“ripe grain”
Other meanings
Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.
“ripe cheese”
Having attained its full development; mature; perfected.
Synonyms
- mature
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "rīpe" (ripe, mature).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ripe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.