ripe
/ɹaɪp/adjective
Fully grown and ready to be picked or eaten, as fruit or vegetables.
Example sentences
- “Wait until the bananas turn yellow; they aren't ripe yet.”
- “These peaches are so ripe that the juice runs down your chin.”
Common figuratively: 'the time is ripe' and 'ripe for change' both mean conditions are ready. 'A ripe old age' means a very long life.