ripe

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ripe

The farmer picks a ripe peach from the tree.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Fully developed and ready to be eaten or used: Describes fruits, vegetables, cheeses, or wines that have reached their optimal state of maturity for consumption.
    • Fully prepared or eager: Describes a person, group, or situation that is ready for a particular action or event.
    • Advanced in time or age: Describes someone who is old or a point in time that is far along.
    • Most suitable or right for a particular purpose: Describes an opportune moment for something to happen.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Fully developed):
    • The bananas are ripe and perfect for making banana bread.
    • This is a ripe cheese with a strong flavor.
  • Adjective (Fully prepared):
    • The political climate was ripe for change.
    • After years of training, the team was ripe for victory.
  • Adjective (Advanced in age/time):
    • He lived to the ripe old age of 102.
  • Adjective (Most suitable):
    • Now is the ripe time to invest in renewable energy.
Advanced Usage
  • "The time is ripe": An idiom meaning the moment is opportune or perfect for a specific action.
    • With public opinion shifting, the time is ripe for new legislation.
  • "Soon ripe, soon rotten": A proverb suggesting that things which mature or succeed very quickly may also decline or fail just as fast.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ripen (verb): To become or make something ripe.
    • The tomatoes will ripen on the windowsill.
  • Ripely (adverb): In a ripe manner.
    • The fruit hung ripely from the branch.
  • Ripeness (noun): The state of being ripe.
    • The ripeness of the avocado determines its taste.
Synonyms
  • Mature: Fully developed.
  • Ready: Prepared for use or action.
  • Opportune: Well-timed for a purpose.
Antonyms
  • Unripe: Not yet fully developed or mature.
  • Immature: Not fully developed.
  • Green: Literally (for fruit) or figuratively meaning inexperienced.
Related Idioms
  • "Ripe for the picking": Easily available or ready to be taken advantage of.
    • The market is ripe for the picking for any new competitor.
  • "Ripe old age": A very old age (often used positively).
    • She lived a full life to a ripe old age.
ripe

The farmer picks a ripe peach from the tree.

Adjective
  1. far along in time
    • a man of advanced age
    • advanced in years
    • a ripe old age
    • the ripe age of 90
  2. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
    • a ripe mind
  3. 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
  4. fully prepared or eager
    • the colonists were ripe for revolution
  5. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
    • ripe peaches
    • full-bodied mature wines

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