adjective
- fully grown and ready to be harvested and eaten
- having reached full development; mature
- ready or suitable for a particular action or purpose
Examples
- The bananas are perfectly ripe and sweet.
- Pick the tomatoes when they turn red and ripe.
- At age 30, she felt ripe for a career change.
- The conditions are ripe for economic growth.
- Wait until the fruit is ripe before eating it.
- His ripe experience made him the ideal candidate.
- The time is ripe to launch the new product.