Ripen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to ripen or develop fully

grow ripe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪpən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪpən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪpən/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaɪpən/.

Examples

The sun ripens the fruit
Age matures a good wine
The plums ripen in July

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mature

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to ripen or develop fully “The sun ripens the fruit”
verb	grow ripe “The plums ripen in July”

Word Forms

ripening	noun	coming to full development; becoming mature
maturement	noun	coming to full development; becoming mature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reifen

dazu führen, dass sie reifen oder sich vollständig entwickeln

🇫🇷French

mûrir

faire mûrir ou se développer pleinement

🇪🇸Spanish

madurar

hacer que madure o se desarrolle completamente

🇮🇹Italian

maturare

far maturare o sviluppare completamente

🇳🇱Dutch

rijpen

ervoor zorgen dat ze rijpen of zich volledig ontwikkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

amadurecer

fazer com que amadureça ou se desenvolva completamente

🇷🇺Russian

созревать

вызвать созревание или полное развитие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पकाना

पूरी तरह पकने या विकसित होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

পাকা

সম্পূর্ণরূপে পাকা বা বিকাশের কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பழுக்க வைக்கும்

பழுக்க அல்லது முழுமையாக வளர காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పండిన

పక్వానికి లేదా పూర్తిగా అభివృద్ధి చెందడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

पिकवणे

पूर्णपणे पिकवणे किंवा विकसित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાકવું

સંપૂર્ણ રીતે પાકવાનું અથવા વિકાસ કરવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಣ್ಣಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಹಣ್ಣಾಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാകമാകുക

പൂർണമായി പാകമാകുന്നതിനോ വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਕਣਾ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੱਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پکنا

مکمل طور پر پکنے یا تیار ہونے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熟

使成熟或充分发展

🇯🇵Japanese

熟す

完全に熟すか発育させる

🇰🇷Korean

익히다

완전히 익히거나 발달하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chín

làm chín hoặc phát triển đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้สุก

ทำให้สุกหรือเจริญเต็มที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

mematangkan

menyebabkan matang atau berkembang sepenuhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pahinugin

maging sanhi ng paghinog o pag-unlad nang buo

🇲🇾Malay

masak

menyebabkan masak atau berkembang sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنضج

سبب في نضجها أو تطورها بشكل كامل

🇮🇷Persian

رسیدن

باعث رسیدن یا رشد کامل شود

🇹🇷Turkish

olgunlaşmak

tamamen olgunlaşmasına veya gelişmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַבשִׁיל

לגרום להבשיל או להתפתח באופן מלא

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