Ripe Definition & Meaning

ripe
adjective
  1. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
  2. fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution"
  3. most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
  4. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"
  5. far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"

Synonyms for ripe

advanced adj

farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced

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aged adj

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society

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good adv

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a

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late adv

later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school

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mature adj

characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" fully considered and perfected

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mellow adv

(obsolete) in a mellow manner unhurried and relaxed

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mellowed adj

having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port

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opportune adj

suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose

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overripe adj

too ripe and beginning to turn soft

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right adv

precisely, exactly; "stand right here!" immediately; "she called right after dinner" exactly

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"Ripe" in song lyrics

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  • "These young fellas picked fruit and they got a ripe"
    Abstract Rude and Tribe Unique — Inside Your Eyes
  • "We wanna pick the fruit, but the fruit ain't ripe"
    Big Mike — World of Mind
  • "The TC got til the fruit is ripe"
    Kottonmouth Kings — Live to Day

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What does ripe mean?
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution" most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind" far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age
What part of speech is ripe?
Ripe is an adjective.
How many definitions does ripe have?
Ripe has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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