ripe
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-Germanic *rīpijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- ‘to snatch’. Cognate with West Frisian ryp (“ripe”), Dutch rijp (“ripe”), German reif (“ripe”). Related to reap.
Adjective
ripe (comparative riper, superlative ripest)
- (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature
- ripe grain
- ripe apples
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop / Into thy mother's lap.
- 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- Plant breeding is always a numbers game. […] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.
- (of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow
- ripe cheese
- ripe wine
- (figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected
- Synonym: consummate
- 1895, Henry James, The Altar of the Dead
- She was a feature of that piety, but even at the ripe stage of acquaintance in which they occasionally arranged to meet at a concert or to go together to an exhibition she was not a feature of anything else.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry the Eighth:
- He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one.
- (archaic) Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.
- Ready for action or effect; prepared.
- 1988, Queensrÿche, Revolution Calling
- But the time is ripe for changes. There's a growing feeling. That taking a chance on a new kind of vision is due
- (Can we date this quote by Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- while things were just ripe for a war
- (Can we date this quote by Burke and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies.
- 1910, Theodore C. Williams, The Aeneid, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, Book IV Chapter 28:
- nor was the doom / of guilty deed, but of a hapless wight / to sudden madness stung, ere ripe to die, / therefore the Queen of Hades had not shorn / the fair tress from her forehead, nor assigned / that soul to Stygian dark.
- 1988, Queensrÿche, Revolution Calling
- Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Those happy smilets, / That played on her ripe lip.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (obsolete) Intoxicated.
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,
- Alonso: And Trinculo is reeling-ripe: where should they / Find this grand liquor that hath gilded them? / How cam'st thou in this pickle?
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,
- (law) Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.
- Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.
Synonyms
- (intoxicated): See Thesaurus:drunk
- (having a disagreeable odor): See also Thesaurus:malodorous
Antonyms
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Noun
ripe (plural ripes)
- (agriculture) A fruit or vegetable which has ripened.
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Verb
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- To ripen or mature
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 8
- [...] he [Antonio] answer'd, "Do not so;
- Slubber not business for my sake, Bassanio,
- But stay the very riping of the time;
- [...]
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 8
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
ripe (plural ripes)
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Etymology 3
Verb
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- (transitive, obsolete) To search; to rummage.
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Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
ripe
Declension
Inflection of ripe (Kotus type 48*B/hame, pp-p gradation) | |||
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nominative | ripe | rippeet | |
genitive | rippeen | rippeiden rippeitten | |
partitive | ripettä | rippeitä | |
illative | rippeeseen | rippeisiin rippeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ripe | rippeet | |
accusative | nom. | ripe | rippeet |
gen. | rippeen | ||
genitive | rippeen | rippeiden rippeitten | |
partitive | ripettä | rippeitä | |
inessive | rippeessä | rippeissä | |
elative | rippeestä | rippeistä | |
illative | rippeeseen | rippeisiin rippeihin | |
adessive | rippeellä | rippeillä | |
ablative | rippeeltä | rippeiltä | |
allative | rippeelle | rippeille | |
essive | rippeenä | rippeinä | |
translative | rippeeksi | rippeiksi | |
abessive | rippeettä | rippeittä | |
instructive | — | rippein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
French
Verb
ripe
- first-person singular present indicative of riper
- third-person singular present indicative of riper
- first-person singular present subjunctive of riper
- third-person singular present subjunctive of riper
- second-person singular imperative of riper
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
ripe f
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Of unknown origin (noun, sense 1); from the same origin as rive (noun sense 2 and verb)
Noun
ripe f or m (definite singular ripa or ripen, indefinite plural riper, definite plural ripene)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Verb
ripe (imperative rip, present tense riper, passive ripes, simple past ripa or ripet or ripte, past participle ripa or ripet or ript, present participle ripende)
References
- “ripe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ripe_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “ripe_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “ripe_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Of unknown origin (noun, sense 1); from the same origin as rive (noun sense 2 and verb)
Noun
ripe f (definite singular ripa, indefinite plural riper, definite plural ripene)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Verb
ripe (present tense ripar, past tense ripa, past participle ripa, passive infinitive ripast, present participle ripande, imperative ripe/rip)
Alternative forms
References
- “ripe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpiz. Cognate with Old Frisian *rīpe, Old Saxon rīpi, Old High German rīpi.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rīpe
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | rīpe | rīpu, rīpo | rīpe |
Accusative | rīpne | rīpe | rīpe |
Genitive | rīpes | rīpre | rīpes |
Dative | rīpum | rīpre | rīpum |
Instrumental | rīpe | rīpre | rīpe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | rīpe | rīpa, rīpe | rīpu, rīpo |
Accusative | rīpe | rīpa, rīpe | rīpu, rīpo |
Genitive | rīpra | rīpra | rīpra |
Dative | rīpum | rīpum | rīpum |
Instrumental | rīpum | rīpum | rīpum |
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | rīpa | rīpe | rīpe |
Accusative | rīpan | rīpan | rīpe |
Genitive | rīpan | rīpan | rīpan |
Dative | rīpan | rīpan | rīpan |
Instrumental | rīpan | rīpan | rīpan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | rīpan | rīpan | rīpan |
Accusative | rīpan | rīpan | rīpan |
Genitive | rīpra, rīpena | rīpra, rīpena | rīpra, rīpena |
Dative | rīpum | rīpum | rīpum |
Instrumental | rīpum | rīpum | rīpum |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: ripe
Portuguese
Verb
ripe
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