acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
verb
cause to ripen or develop fully
“The sun ripens the fruit”
verb
grow ripe
“The plums ripen in July”
Word Forms
maturational
adjective
relating to or involved in maturation
mature
verb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
maturate
verb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
ripen
verb
cause to ripen or develop fully
ripening
noun
coming to full development; becoming mature
maturement
noun
coming to full development; becoming mature
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Reifung
zur vollen Entwicklung kommen; reif werden
🇫🇷French
maturité
arriver à son plein développement; devenir mature
🇪🇸Spanish
madurez
llegar al pleno desarrollo; madurando
🇮🇹Italian
maturazione
arrivando al pieno sviluppo; diventando maturo
🇳🇱Dutch
rijping
tot volledige ontwikkeling komen; volwassen worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
amadurecimento
chegando ao pleno desenvolvimento; tornando-se maduro
🇷🇺Russian
созревание
приход к полному развитию; становлюсь зрелым
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पकने वाला
पूर्ण विकास की ओर आ रहा है; परिपक्व हो रहा है
🇮🇳Tamil
பழுக்க வைக்கும்
முழு வளர்ச்சிக்கு வரும்; முதிர்ச்சி அடைகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
పండిన
పూర్తి అభివృద్ధికి రావడం; పరిణతి చెందుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
पिकवणे
पूर्ण विकासाकडे येत आहे; प्रौढ होत आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાકવું
સંપૂર્ણ વિકાસ માટે આવવું; પરિપક્વ બનવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಣ್ಣಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ; ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧರಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പാകമാകുന്നത്
സമ്പൂർണ്ണ വികസനത്തിലേക്ക് വരുന്നു; പക്വത പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੱਕਣਾ
ਪੂਰੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਲਈ ਆਉਣਾ; ਸਿਆਣੇ ਬਣਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پکنا
مکمل ترقی کی طرف آنا؛ بالغ ہو رہا ہے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
成熟
即将全面发展；变得成熟
🇯🇵Japanese
熟す
完全な開発に入る。成熟する
🇰🇷Korean
성숙
완전한 개발이 이루어지고 있습니다. 성숙해지고 있다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chín
tiến tới phát triển toàn diện; trở nên trưởng thành
🇹🇭Thai
การทำให้สุก
พัฒนาเต็มที่ เป็นผู้ใหญ่
🇮🇩Indonesian
pematangan
mencapai perkembangan penuh; menjadi dewasa
🇵🇭Filipino
paghinog
pagdating sa ganap na pag-unlad; nagiging mature
🇲🇾Malay
masak
datang ke pembangunan penuh; menjadi matang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
النضج
الوصول إلى التطور الكامل؛ تصبح ناضجة
🇮🇷Persian
رسیدن
رسیدن به توسعه کامل؛ بالغ شدن
🇹🇷Turkish
olgunlaşma
tam gelişmeye ulaşmak; olgunlaşmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַבשָׁלָה
מגיעים להתפתחות מלאה; להיות בוגר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'ripening'?
The primary meaning of 'ripening' is 'coming to full development; becoming mature'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ripening' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'ripening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'ripening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'ripening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'ripening' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'ripening' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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