Ripe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

fully prepared or eager

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈaɪp/.

Examples

ripe peaches
full-bodied mature wines
the colonists were ripe for revolution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

advanced mature right good

Antonyms

green

Parts of Speech

adjective	fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used “ripe peaches”
adjective	fully prepared or eager “the colonists were ripe for revolution”
adjective	most suitable or right for a particular purpose “a good time to plant tomatoes”
adjective	at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge “a ripe mind”
adjective	far along in time “a man of advanced age”

Word Forms

ripeness	noun	the state of being ripe
matureness	noun	state of being mature; full development
goodness	noun	that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reif

vollständig entwickelt oder ausgereift und bereit zum Verzehr oder zur Verwendung

🇫🇷French

mûr

entièrement développé ou mûri et prêt à être consommé ou utilisé

🇪🇸Spanish

maduro

completamente desarrollado o madurado y listo para ser comido o usado

🇮🇹Italian

maturo

completamente sviluppato o maturato e pronto per essere mangiato o utilizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

rijp

volledig ontwikkeld of gerijpt en klaar om gegeten of gebruikt te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

maduro

totalmente desenvolvido ou maduro e pronto para ser consumido ou usado

🇷🇺Russian

спелый

полностью развитый или созревший и готовый к употреблению в пищу или использованию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पका हुआ

पूरी तरह से विकसित या परिपक्व और खाने या उपयोग के लिए तैयार

🇧🇩Bengali

পাকা

সম্পূর্ণরূপে বিকশিত বা পরিপক্ক এবং খাওয়া বা ব্যবহারের জন্য প্রস্তুত

🇮🇳Tamil

பழுத்த

முழுமையாக வளர்ந்த அல்லது முதிர்ச்சியடைந்த மற்றும் சாப்பிட அல்லது பயன்படுத்த தயாராக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

పండిన

పూర్తిగా అభివృద్ధి చెందింది లేదా పరిపక్వం చెందింది మరియు తినడానికి లేదా ఉపయోగించడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पिकलेले

पूर्णपणे विकसित किंवा परिपक्व आणि खाण्यासाठी किंवा वापरण्यासाठी तयार

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાકેલું

સંપૂર્ણ વિકસિત અથવા પરિપક્વ અને ખાવા અથવા ઉપયોગમાં લેવા માટે તૈયાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಗಿದ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ತಿನ್ನಲು ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಸಲು ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാകമായ

പൂർണ്ണമായി വികസിപ്പിച്ചതോ പക്വത പ്രാപിച്ചതോ കഴിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കാനോ തയ്യാറാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਕੇ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਿਪੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਖਾਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਰਤਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پکا ہوا

مکمل طور پر تیار یا پختہ اور کھانے یا استعمال کے لیے تیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成熟

完全发育或成熟并准备食用或使用

🇯🇵Japanese

熟した

完全に発達または成熟し、すぐに食べたり使用したりできる状態

🇰🇷Korean

익은

완전히 발달했거나 성숙하여 먹거나 사용할 수 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chín muồi

đã phát triển hoặc trưởng thành đầy đủ và sẵn sàng để ăn hoặc sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

สุก

พัฒนาเต็มที่หรือโตเต็มที่พร้อมรับประทานหรือใช้งาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

matang

telah berkembang sempurna atau matang dan siap untuk dimakan atau digunakan

🇵🇭Filipino

hinog na

ganap na binuo o matured at handa nang kainin o gamitin

🇲🇾Malay

matang

berkembang sepenuhnya atau matang dan sedia untuk dimakan atau digunakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناضجة

مكتمل النمو أو ناضج وجاهز للأكل أو الاستخدام

🇮🇷Persian

رسیده

به طور کامل توسعه یافته یا بالغ و آماده برای خوردن یا استفاده است

🇹🇷Turkish

olgun

tamamen gelişmiş veya olgunlaşmış ve yenmeye veya kullanılmaya hazır

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּשֵׁל

מפותח או התבגר במלואו ומוכן לאכילה או לשימוש

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The primary meaning of 'ripe' is 'fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used'.

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