ripen

/ˈɹaɪpən/ verbo B2

En español: madurar, colorear, jechar

Of grain, fruit, flowers, etc., to grow ripe; to become mature. (intransitive) · Grapes ripen in the sun.
To approach or come to perfection. (intransitive)
To cause (something) to mature; to make ripe. (transitive) · The warm sun ripened the corn.
To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection. (transitive) · ripen the judgment

He/she/it ripens · Pasado ripened · Participio pasado ripened · Forma en -ing ripening

Formas del verbo

Forma base: ripen
He/she/it: ripens
Pasado: ripened
Participio pasado: ripened
Forma en -ing: ripening

De la biblioteca

Yet I am certain that he does not wish their intimacy to ripen into love, and I have several times observed that he has taken pains to prevent them from being tête-à-tête.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 96 · C1

A HALF-FAMISHED JACKDAW seated himself on a fig-tree, which had produced some fruit entirely out of season, and waited in the hope that the figs would ripen.

Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 90 · B2

Well, ever since then, the infernal project has been ripening in her brain.”

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1001 · C1

There was field upon field of ripening grain, with well-paved roads running between, and pretty rippling brooks with strong bridges across them.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 139 · B2

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