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ripe
Definitions
[rʌɪp], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating
(e.g: a ripe tomato)
- having arrived at the fitting stage or time for a particular action or purpose
(e.g: land ripe for development)
- (of a person's age) advanced
(e.g: she lived to a ripe old age)
- (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn
(e.g: ripe females will stop and spawn with one or more males)
- (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse
(e.g: I think my language may have been a little ripe outside the church)
Phrases:
- ripe for the picking
- the time is ripe
Origin
:
Old English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif
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