ripe

About 4.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.

   ripe grain

2. adjective Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.

   ripe cheese

3. adjective Having attained its full development; mature; perfected.
4. adjective Of a sore, tumor, etc., maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge.
5. adjective Ready for action or effect; prepared.
6. adjective Of a person, ready, willing, eager.
7. adjective Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
8. adjective Intoxicated.

Similar words

overripe mature aged mellow mellowed right good late opportune ready

Often followed by

for fruit and old to in age fruits tomatoes

Word family

ripely ripeness ripenesses riper ripest