The apples are nearly ripe. the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work
Recent Examples on the WebSea-surface temperatures only get warmer, up to 85-degrees, and more ripe for development as the low continues its cruise northwest through the Gulf, leading meteorologists to give the system a 40% chance of formation in the next two to five days. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Auto-da-Fé as excerpted in the new collection remains ripe for analysis, albeit a product of its historical moment. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 So make sure your dog eats only ripe, red tomatoes. Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 The neighborhood was in transition, ripe for the sort of project that Mr. Marson had undertaken with the Israeli architect Moshe Safdie in Jerusalem: renovating the plaza of the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter in the Old City from 1974 to 1976. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Hollywood and vampires: Two blood-sucking entities ripe for mining, and Alicia Vikander's Irma Vep dug deep into both during its run, which came to its shocking conclusion tonight. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 July 2022 The ripe, beautifully managed tannins promise a very long life ahead. Brian Freedman, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Consider the strawberry: red, ripe, an ephemeral pleasure as fleeting as a summer fling. Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 And these mediocre celebrity salad recipes are doing little to help our leafy boys reach their full potential: crisp, ripe, and hearty. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English rīpe; akin to Old English rīpan, reopan to reap
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of ripe was before the 12th century