Meaning

11 senses
  1. Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.

    ripe grain

    ripe apples

    reif

    зре́лыйzrélyj, спе́лыйspélyj

  2. Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.

    ripe cheese

    ripe wine

    gereift

    вы́держанныйvýderžannyj

  3. (figuratively)Having attained its full development; mature; perfected.

    ausgereift

    зре́лыйzrélyj

  4. Ready for action or effect; prepared.

    fully prepared or eager

  5. (colloquial)Of a person, ready, willing, eager.

  6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.

  7. Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.

  8. Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.

  9. (not comparable, proscribed)Rife

  10. (archaic)Of a sore, tumor, etc., maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge.

  11. (obsolete)Intoxicated.

Examples

169 sentences
  1. He lived to a ripe old age.

    Він прожив до глибокої старості.

    ruОн дожил до преклонного возраста.

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  2. A ripe apple dropped from the tree.

    Стигле яблуко впало з дерева.

    ruСпелое яблоко упало с дерева.

    deEin reifer Apfel fiel vom Baum.

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  3. The apples are ripe.

    Яблука достигли.

    ruЯблоки созрели.

    deDie Äpfel sind reif.

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  4. These plums are ripe.

    Ці сливи достигли.

    ruЭти сливы уже созрели.

    deDiese Pflaumen sind reif.

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  5. Are these bananas ripe?

    Ці банани спілі?

    ruЭти бананы спелые?

    deSind diese Bananen reif?

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds:
advanced to the state of fitness for use:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds:
advanced to the state of fitness for use:
having attained its full development; mature:

Origin

From Middle English ripe, rype, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-West Ge

From Middle English ripe, rype, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpijaz, *rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyb- (“to snatch”). Cognate with West Frisian ryp (“ripe”), Dutch rijp (“ripe”), German reif (“ripe”). Related to reap.

An alteration of rife.

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Forms

riper, ripest
Comparativeriper Lesson
Superlativeripest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

332 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used:mature
  • far along in time:advanced
  • most suitable or right for a particular purpose:goodright

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • aren't ripe yet
  • apples aren't ripe
  • ripe yet
  • isn't yet ripe
  • yet ripe

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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