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Meanings of ripened in English

Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

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Examples for "aged"
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Introduction: Falls in older aged adults are an important public health problem.
Pubmed
2
He left his home in East Afghanistan nine years ago aged 12.
Radio NZ
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He said initially children aged six and seven would benefit next year.
The Irish Times
4
Methods: Children aged younger than 30 days undergoing cardiac operations were reviewed.
Pubmed
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Currently the Youth Court hears cases involving children aged 16 or younger.
Radio NZ
Usage of ripened in English
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It ripened; and the rain kept off, and we reaped 200 bags.
On Our Selection
2
It included emigration; a handmaid to federation when the Colonies had ripened.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul / Being the Personal Life and Memoir...
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The acquaintance between the draper and the gate-keeper rapidly ripened into friendship.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3
4
Pregnancy had ripened her figure and left its mark in other ways.
Iron lace
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The blood which flowed ripened the seeds of the youthful General's ambition.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 01
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Friendships begun between boys and girls in the fields ripened into love.
Poor White: A Novel
7
The apples ripened, and were shaken to the ground by the winds.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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The hot sun ripened the crops, and the farmers cut their grain.
The King Nobody Wanted
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Tomatoes ripened in the open air on this farm on July 13th.
The New North
10
The cheeses are salted, dried and ripened three weeks in a cave.
The Complete Book of Cheese
11
Their friendship ripened rapidly, as friendships do in the South of France.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
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The intensity of the situation rapidly ripened his interest into an affection.
In the Claws of the German Eagle
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Under the plum tree lay the last fully ripened dark gold plums.
Cornelli
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When the next warm wind came along, the blueberries and lignon ripened.
Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls
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In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
16
There is a barn or storehouse for the ripened and threshed crops.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
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United Kingdom
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Common