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Meanings of ripe in English
Synonyms
Examples for "mature"
Examples for "mature"
1
The Company operates primarily in the mature areas of the North Sea.
2
All colleges accept a number of mature students without Leaving Cert points.
3
The number of nations that are fully mature politically is quite small.
4
Another factor to consider is that nuclear power is a mature technology.
5
Dinosaurs mature rapidly; most species attain adulthood in four or five years.
Usage of ripe in English
1
For me, Europe was ripe for a debate over classic third-way politics.
2
She had no family, no friends: a true victim, ripe for plundering.
3
Others, however, feel turbulent equity markets are ripe for a buying spree.
4
This was a crime ripe for reporting - especially given its backdrop.
5
Korea and Indonesia were two other markets ripe for growth, Morrice said.
6
The cherries were ripe; the birds were singing: great butterflies went by.
7
In his speech, he repeatedly identified housing benefit as ripe for reform.
8
Much is yet unknown, and this nascent subject is ripe for exploration.
9
The world is full of work awaiting labourers; the harvest is ripe.
10
I am not sure; sometimes I think it is the ripe time.
11
The ears, heavy laden with the ripe grain, drooped towards; the water.
12
His plans are far from ripe, I think, but they are ripening.
13
The most likely area ripe for change is on the emotional front!
14
Do you know, I wouldn't have thought the chestnuts were ripe yet.
15
Obama made plain conditions were still not ripe for this to happen.
16
The time is now ripe for another genius in the Astor family.
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Ripe through the time
Ripe across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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