B1adjective · rare

ripe

ripe · riper · ripest

високий

зрелый, спелый, выдержанный

reif, gereift, ausgereift

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.

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/ɹaɪp/

» He lived to a ripe old age.

Он дожил до преклонного возраста. — marafon

Він прожив до глибокої старості. — ChickenKiev

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Meaning

11 senses

Of 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 sentences

He lived to a ripe old age.
Він прожив до глибокої старості. — ChickenKiev
ruОн дожил до преклонного возраста. — marafon
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A ripe apple dropped from the tree.
Стигле яблуко впало з дерева. — ChickenKiev
ruСпелое яблоко упало с дерева. — odexed
deEin reifer Apfel fiel vom Baum. — MUIRIEL
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The apples are ripe.
Яблука достигли. — Wordowl
ruЯблоки созрели. — elsteris
deDie Äpfel sind reif. — Kerstin
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These plums are ripe.
Ці сливи достигли. — aandrusiak
ruЭти сливы уже созрели. — averoes
deDiese Pflaumen sind reif. — MUIRIEL
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Are these bananas ripe?
Ці банани спілі? — deniko
ruЭти бананы спелые? — odexed
deSind diese Bananen reif? — MUIRIEL
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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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