Word Image
plural:
Part Of Speech
adjective
Word Meaning
fully grown and developed; having mature knowledge, understanding, or judgment; brought to just the right state; ready
Word Family
riper
ripest
ripen
ripeness
ripely
unripe
overripe
underripe
Sentences
The market had some ripe tomatoes today.
These apples are nearly ripe and ready to eat.
Use berries that are on the edge of being too ripe for the jam.
The habanero is less ripe when green, and it tastes more bitter.
To her, the entire world was a great story, ripe for the making.
Have a ripe pineapple ready to cut up for this recipe.
The more ripe the bananas, the sweeter and more intense the banana flavor will be.
Bananas and other fruit will continue to ripen once picked.
As bananas are ripening, they turn from green to yellow to brown.
Test the ripeness of a melon by hearing a hollow thump when you tap it.
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