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| 1. | [ adjective ] fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used | |
| Synonyms: | mature | |
| Examples: | "ripe peaches" "full-bodies mature wines" |
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| Related terms: | green mellow overripe aged | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] fully prepared or eager | |
| Examples: | "the colonists were ripe for revolution" |
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| Related terms: | ready | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] most suitable or right for a particular purpose | |
| Synonyms: | good right | |
| Examples: | "a good time to plant tomatoes" "the right time to act" "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" |
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| Related terms: | opportune | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge | |
| Examples: | "a ripe mind" |
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| Related terms: | mature | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] far along in time | |
| Synonyms: | advanced | |
| Examples: | "a man of advanced age" "advanced in years" "a ripe old age" "the ripe age of 90" |
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| Related terms: | late | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rippe rip Rippey Rippee rive rife Rippy Riffe Riebe rib Riva Riff |
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