fruit ripens
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Used to describe fruit becoming ready to eat.
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- As summer approaches, the fruit ripens on the vine.
- These tropical fruits ripen faster in the heat.
- By September, the fruit had ripened fully.
- If kept at room temperature, the fruit will ripen in two days.
- Not all the fruit ripens at the same time.
- The fruit was ripening slowly in the shade.
- Leave the fruit in a paper bag so it ripens evenly.
- After the rains, the fruit gradually ripens on the tree.
- Once the fruit ripens, its color deepens and the aroma intensifies.
- In colder climates, fruit ripens later than expected.