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How to pronounce ripe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms advanced


a ripe old age.
the ripe age of 90.
Type Words
Synonyms mature
Derivation ripeness


ripe peaches.
Type Words
Synonyms good, right


the time is ripe for great sociological changes.
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a ripe mind.
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the colonists were ripe for revolution.

Examples of ripe

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Of course, customers don't have to wait until April to eat ripe California kiwi.
From the stltoday.com
We like its medium weight and flavors of ripe, dark fruits with a hint of spice.
From the sacbee.com
Pomegranates are picked ripe, so they are ready to eat when they hit the stores.
From the timesunion.com
The final few weeks before a new F1 season are customarily ripe with conjecture.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In the third period, everything appeared ripe for a Capitals regulation victory.
From the washingtonpost.com
The Windsor family, with its litany of embarrassing gaffes, seems a ripe target.
From the online.wsj.com
This is a very savory wine, with herbal notes along with dark, ripe berry fruit.
From the tennessean.com
Poll respondents'divide over a Rochester casino could make area ripe for gaming.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Cobs should be ripe from late July or early August, when the tassels turn brown.
From the expressandstar.com
More examples
  • Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
  • Ripe(p): fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution"
  • Good: 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"
  • Advanced: far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
  • Cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
  • Ripe may refer to:
  • Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on September 18, 2007. The first single from the album was "Love Me Like the World Is Ending".
  • Ripe is a 1996 American independent drama film released in 1997. It was the first film written and directed by Mo Ogrodnik and starred Monica Keena and Daisy Eagan