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ripe — adj 1: of, relating to, or being a claim for relief that is ready for judicial resolution because the injury is certain to occur and is not merely hypothetical or speculative compare moot 2: ready and appropriate for disclosure because reasonably … Law dictionary
ripe — [raıp] adj comparative riper superlative ripest [: Old English;] 1.) ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat ≠ ↑unripe ▪ Those tomatoes aren t ripe yet. 2.) be ripe for sth to be ready for a change to happen, especially when it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ripe — [rīp] adj. riper, ripest [OE, akin to REAP] 1. fully grown or developed; specif., ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit 2. like ripe fruit, as in being ruddy and full [ripe lips] 3. sufficiently advanced, as by being kept in… … English World dictionary
ripe — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, smell, taste ADVERB ▪ really, very ▪ a really ripe … Collocations dictionary
ripe — adj. ripe for (ripe for the picking; the time is ripe for action) * * * [raɪp] ripe for (ripe for the picking; the time is ripe for action) … Combinatory dictionary
ripe — adj. 1 (of grain, fruit, cheese, etc.) ready to be reaped or picked or eaten. 2 mature; fully developed (ripe in judgement; a ripe beauty). 3 (of a person s age) advanced. 4 (often foll. by for) fit or ready (when the time is ripe; land ripe for… … Useful english dictionary
ripe — adj. == applied to young birds. RG. 177. AS. rip, harvest. adj. ripe … Oldest English Words
rípe — adj ripe, mature n ( es/ u) ripeness, maturity; also f indecl rípu … Old to modern English dictionary
ripe — adj American physically attractive. An expression used on campus in the USA since around 2000 … Contemporary slang
ripe — adj 1. grown, mature, aged, seasoned, well aged, full aged, tempered; mellow, ripened, in full bloom, in full flower, out, blooming; full blown, golden, full, Anglo Indian. pukka, ruddy, soft, fully developed. 2. experienced, seasoned, veteran;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
