B1verb · intransitive · rare

ripe

ripe · ripes · riped · riping

To ripen or matureTo ripen or mature.

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/ɹaɪp/

» He lived to a ripe old age.

Он дожил до преклонного возраста.

Він прожив до глибокої старості.

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To ripen or mature.
(obsolete, transitive)To search; to rummage.

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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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.

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Forms

ripes, riping, riped, riped

Base form	ripe · to ripe
3rd person singular	ripes
Present participle	riping
Past simple	riped
Past participle	riped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ripe
he, she, it	ripes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

riped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have riped
he, she, it	has riped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ripe

Word family

1 related words

RelatedripB2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

5 patterns

aren't ripe yet
apples aren't ripe
ripe yet
isn't yet ripe
yet ripe