be ripe

Frequency: 8.515.2 per million words

Indicates the state of being mature and ready to be eaten or used.

ripeVERB + ADJECTIVE

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be

Examples (10)

  • The mangoes are fully ripe and ready to be picked.
  • These tomatoes will be ripe in a few more days of sunshine.
  • The time was ripe for a major change in leadership.
  • She checked if the cheese was ripe enough for the recipe.
  • After weeks of waiting, the corn is ripe for harvest.
  • The market is ripe for new technological advancements.
  • He likes his pears to be soft and very ripe.
  • By this afternoon, the berries should be ripe enough to gather.
  • The situation has been ripe for negotiation for months.
  • Despite the warm weather, some of the plums were not quite ripe.