ripe

adjective

/raɪp/

(comparative riper, superlative ripest)

Idioms

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(of fruit or crops) fully grown and ready to be eaten
- Pick the tomatoes before they get too ripe.
opposite unripe
Extra Examples
- Some of the apples were not quite ripe.
- The crops were just about ripe.
- a really ripe strawberry
Topics Farmingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- very
- fully
- …
phrases
- ripe for the picking
- ripe for the plucking
- ripe for the taking
- …
See full entry
(of cheese) having a taste that has fully developed synonym matureTopics Cooking and eatingc1
(of a smell) strong and unpleasant
ripe (for something) ready or suitable for something to happen
- This land is ripe for development.
- The conditions were ripe for social change.
- Reforms were promised when the time was ripe.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- very
- fully
- …
phrases
- ripe for the picking
- ripe for the plucking
- ripe for the taking
- …
See full entry

Word OriginOld English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif.

Idioms

ripe for the picking

offering somebody an ideal opportunity to gain an advantage
- This is an opportunity ripe for the picking.
- The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking.

a/the ripe old age (of…)

an age that is considered to be very old
- He lived to the ripe old age of 91.

单词	ripe
释义	ripe adjective /raɪp/ /raɪp/ (comparative riper, superlative ripest) Idioms jump to other results (of fruit or crops) fully grown and ready to be eaten Pick the tomatoes before they get too ripe. opposite unripe Extra Examples Some of the apples were not quite ripe. The crops were just about ripe. a really ripe strawberry Topics Farmingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really very fully … phrases ripe for the picking ripe for the plucking ripe for the taking … See full entry (of cheese) having a taste that has fully developed synonym matureTopics Cooking and eatingc1 (of a smell) strong and unpleasant ripe (for something) ready or suitable for something to happen This land is ripe for development. The conditions were ripe for social change. Reforms were promised when the time was ripe. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really very fully … phrases ripe for the picking ripe for the plucking ripe for the taking … See full entry Word OriginOld English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif. Idioms ripe for the picking offering somebody an ideal opportunity to gain an advantage This is an opportunity ripe for the picking. The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking. a/the ripe old age (of…) an age that is considered to be very old He lived to the ripe old age of 91.
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