ripe
Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gatheringOf a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
» He lived to a ripe old age.
Он дожил до преклонного возраста.
Він прожив до глибокої старості.
Meaning
11 sensesOf a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
ripe grain
ripe apples
reif
зре́лыйzrélyj, спе́лыйspélyj
Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.
ripe cheese
ripe wine
gereift
вы́держанныйvýderžannyj
(figuratively)Having attained its full development; mature; perfected.
ausgereift
зре́лыйzrélyj
Ready for action or effect; prepared.
fully prepared or eager
(colloquial)Of a person, ready, willing, eager.
Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.
Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.
(not comparable, proscribed)Rife
(archaic)Of a sore, tumor, etc., maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge.
(obsolete)Intoxicated.
Examples
169 sentencesHe lived to a ripe old age.
Він прожив до глибокої старості.
ruОн дожил до преклонного возраста.
A ripe apple dropped from the tree.
Стигле яблуко впало з дерева.
ruСпелое яблоко упало с дерева.
deEin reifer Apfel fiel vom Baum.
The apples are ripe.
Яблука достигли.
ruЯблоки созрели.
deDie Äpfel sind reif.
These plums are ripe.
Ці сливи достигли.
ruЭти сливы уже созрели.
deDiese Pflaumen sind reif.
Are these bananas ripe?
Ці банани спілі?
ruЭти бананы спелые?
deSind diese Bananen reif?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English ripe, rype, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-West GeFrom 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, ripestSynonyms
332 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- aren't ripe yet
- apples aren't ripe
- ripe yet
- isn't yet ripe
- yet ripe