CEFR B1

ripe

adjective

Meaning

Ready to be eaten or used; at the most suitable time for use.

Examples

The bananas are perfectly ripe for banana bread.
This is a ripe time to invest in the stock market.

Synonyms: ready, mature, developed, mellow

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ripe (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /raɪp/

Definition

Ready to be eaten or used; at the most suitable time for use.

Examples

The bananas are perfectly ripe for banana bread.
This is a ripe time to invest in the stock market.
The berries were so ripe they were almost falling off the bushes.

How to Use ripe

ripe for (prepositional phrase): Ready or likely to experience something, often something negative. — "The region was ripe for revolution after decades of oppression."

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